The U.S. Forest Service will not log in designated wilderness areas like the Boundary Waters, federal officials clarified ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture issues clarification after emergency order seeking to expand logging in national forests.

Earth Day began after Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin helped organize campus teach-ins and promote events to teach the public about industrial development and its legacy of health impacts.

"That's why I did it." Some supporters of the BWCA say they are against mining in the area as well. "We're pro clean water, ...

Minn., has introduced a bill to ban copper-nickel mining on nearly a quarter-million acres of federal land in the same ...

WASHINGTON - A bill that would permanently protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from sulfide mining was ...

Tina Smith, D-Minn., has introduced a bill to ban copper-nickel mining on nearly a quarter-million acres of federal land in the same watershed as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

The Trump administration seeks to increase timber production on national forest land by 25% and "remove" certain environmental processes as it plans to increase import taxes on Canadian lumber ...