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Gov. Tim Walz signs executive order banning nonferrous mining near Boundary Waters

  • J. Patrick Coolican

Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order Tuesday banning nonferrous mining in the Rainy River Watershed, which is the site of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness — handing environmentalists a signfiicant victory they’ve sought for years. Walz will give a mid-morning address Tuesday to discuss his climate and environmental record at a state park. […]

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As we celebrate our 250th birthday, let’s protect our national wonders

  • Katelynn Rolfes

In the Declaration of Independence, our country’s founders made “the pursuit of happiness” one of our bedrock principles. As we celebrate our 250th birthday, it feels relevant to ask: What makes us happy today? If there’s one thing that brings Minnesotans happiness, it’s our great outdoors. Anyone who has spent time in Voyageurs National Park, […]

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Trump cut Forest Service funding for wildfire mitigation — and then the Northland started burning

  • Brian Martucci

The U.S. Forest Service lost more than 100 Minnesota employees and delayed $10 million in grant funding for wildfire mitigation in the Superior National Forest during the chaotic first year of President Trump’s second term.  Democratic elected officials say those setbacks left Minnesota ill-equipped to face the fires that have burned more than 60,000 acres […]