U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber reintroduces bill that would open copper nickel mining near Boundary Waters
Republican control in Washington could open the way for copper nickel mining efforts near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. GOP Rep. Pete Stauber, who represents northeastern Minnesota, has ...
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The Latest Plot To Privatize Public Lands
With no provisions to address the affordability crisis for locals, a new plan to open public land to housing developers would ...
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Indonesia targets 2.3m hectares of protected forests for food & biofuel crop production
The Indonesian government is targeting protected forest areas as part of its plan to convert 20 million hectares (50 million ...
Men’s college basketball Top 25: The underappreciated key to Duke’s defense
Nine of the teams ranked third through 14th on my last ballot lost this week. That made it tough to sort this week’s Top 25.