'One Homeland': Grand Portage Backs Walz Boundary Water Order

'One homeland': Grand Portage backs Walz boundary water order

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's executive order halts new mining activity in the Boundary Waters watershed.

'Putting nation at risk…': Tim Walz defies Trump over Minnesota mining, GOP sounds China Alarm

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is catching heat for defying President Donald Trump on a key energy policy. The progressive Midwestern leader issued an executive order Tuesday blocking mining permits and leases near a swath of land in northeast Minnesota called the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, a significant portion of which is under federal jurisdiction. That's despite President Donald Trump signing legislation in April that reversed a Biden a…

After Walz Action, Mining Questions in Minnesota Still Linger

By Mike Moen, Minnesota News Connection An executive order from Gov. Tim Walz has reshaped the immediate future of a controversial mining project near the Boundary Waters. While it plays out, environmental leaders ask the public not to assume all mining interests are off the table in Minnesota. Tuesday's order…