The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is in trouble. As locals, environmentalists, and humans with care for the future, it's our responsibility to mobilize toward protecting the wilderness. We ...

From the column: "Given the lack of regulation and experience in Minnesota on high sulfide mines, it makes sense to take a cautionary approach." A worker holds a core sample showing a polymetallic ...

The Trump administration will consider rolling back newly set limits on mercury emissions from the Iron Range’s taconite plants. The mercury limits, finalized a year ago under the Biden administration ...

DULUTH — President Donald Trump is giving Minnesota’s taconite iron ore mines two more years to comply with a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency mandate to reduce their mercury emissions — a rule ...

Waste water permits up for public comment don’t often generate a buzz. But that’s not the case for two of them for Keewatin Taconite. At issue, is something called the wild rice sulfate water quality ...

VIRGINIA, Minn. — It was a good year for taconite mining on northern Minnesota’s Iron Range. Production levels in 2010 were just below those during the peak year of 2008 and more than double those ...

We are getting closer to the annual SME Minnesota Conference for mining professionals. Back at the DECC this year, the event runs April 14-16th. This year’s conference features expert speakers, two ...

The Wisconsin Wildlife Federation called Friday for reopening the Ashland County part of a proposed mining site to hunting and fishing, a day after the mine company said it may not dig there. Gogebic ...

Gov. Scott Walker said Wednesday he is confident that Gogebic Taconite will return to Wisconsin if lawmakers can quickly pass a bill early next year making it easier for the mining company to open up ...