REGIONAL— Next Wednesday’s transition to new leadership in Washington has sparked a renewed push in both Washington and St. Paul for permanent protection of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area … more

REGIONAL— As this week’s edition of the Timberjay went to press, President Donald Trump was set to visit Bemidji in what he’s calling the “Great America Comeback” … more

REGIONAL— The federal environmental review process for the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine and a related mineral lease near Ely is now underway. The Bureau of Land Management announced … more

REGIONAL— Environmental critics of copper-nickel mining near the Boundary Waters believe a trove of federal documents could greatly bolster their case for blocking a proposed copper-nickel mine … more

REGIONAL— Twin Metals Minnesota has submitted a mine plan to the Department of Natural Resources, a milestone that may one day lead to sulfide-based copper-nickel mining near the edge of the … more

The decision by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to conduct its own environmental review process into the impacts of a proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine is a good one, that will … more

New mineral leases issued to Twin Metals by the Trump administration in June were supposed to be the third and final renewal of two separate leases that the U.S. government originally granted to the … more

ELY— Twin Metals Minnesota announced on Thursday that it plans to use a more modern form of tailings storage than has been permitted for the proposed PolyMet Mine near Hoyt Lakes. Known as the … more

REGIONAL— Local reaction was swift on Friday to the announcement by the Army Corps of Engineers that it had granted approval of the Section 404 wetlands permit for PolyMet Mining’s NorthMet … more