Save the Boundary Water, Then Local Demands for Ceasefire wortfm.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wortfm.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Birch Lake near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness has been added to the impaired waters list after a study found elevated levels of sulfate in the water.
State officials are proposing to add 54 lakes and streams to the list of Minnesota waters considered impaired because of pollution. The list includes a large lake on the border of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness that exceeds the state’s wild rice sulfate standard.
Franconia's now-approved proposal includes utilizing diamond drilling exploratory borings at six drill sites within their leased boundary half of which will be located within the drainage of Birch Lake and the other half along the shoreline of Birch Lake in the Rainy River-Headwaters watershed, according to the exploration plan.
Twin Metals continues to fight for mineral leases, files appeal on Friday wdio.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wdio.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.