Metropolitan Digital

Google


.

A proposed mine threatens Minnesota's Boundary Waters, the most popular wilderness in the US

  • Written by Char Miller, W. M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis and History, Pomona College
A proposed mine threatens Minnesota's Boundary Waters, the most popular wilderness in the USThe Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness draws thousands of visitors yearly.Andy Witchger/Flickr, CC BY

President Trump has worked aggressively to dismantle the environmental legacy of his predecessor Barack Obama since taking office in 2017. The latest example is a mining project that could affect the most heavily visited wilderness area in the...

Read more: A proposed mine threatens Minnesota's Boundary Waters, the most popular wilderness in the US

More Articles ...

  1. Women risk losing decades of workplace progress due to COVID-19 – here's how companies can prevent that
  2. Racial justice giving is booming: 4 trends
  3. Trump and Biden ads on Facebook and Instagram focus on rallying the base
  4. Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis: What lies ahead could include a constitutional crisis over succession
  5. Trump is taking the latest in COVID-19 treatments – here's what doctors know works against the virus
  6. A brief history of presidents disclosing – or trying to hide – health problems
  7. Older people like President Trump are at more risk from COVID-19 because of how the immune system ages
  8. What is COVAX and why does it matter for getting vaccines to developing nations?
  9. In 'The Good Lord Bird,' a new version of John Brown rides in at a crucial moment in US history
  10. Cutting the debate mic won't stop Trump from short-circuiting the democratic process