The Challenge and Joy of Hiking the Boundary Waters
When one young woman sets out to hike the North Country Trail, she finds that true solitude and silence…
Category: Advocacy
New Fronts in Stopping the Catastrophic Twin Metals Copper-Sulfide Mine
The fight to protect the Boundary Waters from the threat of copper-sulfide mining has entered a crucial stage. Less…
A New Chapter in the Fight to Protect the BWCA From Twin Metals
We filed our latest lawsuit in federal court to stop Chilean-owned Twin Metals from polluting the Boundary Waters with…
Copper and Greed: Inside Twin Metals’ Disastrous Plan for the Boundary Waters
On December 18, 2019 Twin Metals released its Mine Plan of Operations, which outlines how the Chilean-owned company…
A major win for the people of Minnesota, for clean water and the future of the Boundary Waters
On Monday, January 13, the Minnesota Court of Appeals overturned three of PolyMet’s key permits and ordered…
The Fight to Protect the Boundary Waters Intensifies in 2020
2020 will be a critical year for the future of the Boundary Waters. Important decisions will be made…
PolyMet’s risk to Minnesota Taxpayers
Three financial industry veterans have looked into the deal the state of Minnesota made with PolyMet. The picture…
It’s Time for Politicians to Seriously Look at the Problems Surrounding PolyMet (A Petition)
As Minnesotans, voters, taxpayers, and believers in protecting Minnesota’s clean water, we call on the state of Minnesota…
5 Questions for Governor Walz
Former Republican Govenor of Minnesota, Arne Carlson, has five questions the state’s current Governor, Tim Walz needs to…
3 Reasons Why We Need to Protect Minnesota Wetlands From Polymet
Today, Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, along with our partners sued to protect Minnesota’s wetlands from PolyMet.