Exploratory drilling near Birch Lake has renewed attention on the differing policies governing state and federal lands in and ...

Jennifer Mayerle happily returned to Minnesota and WCCO, where she began her career as a summer intern. The Emmy and Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist returned to WCCO as a reporter in 2014 ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) released its list of proposed impaired waters Tuesday, and for the first time, it included a lake flowing into the Boundary Waters Canoe ...

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) recently released its biennial draft of impaired waters in Minnesota — and a lake near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) made the list. Birch Lake, a ...

ST. PAUL — Minnesota regulators identified another 20 bodies of water used for wild rice production that exceeded the state’s wild rice sulfate water quality standard, placing the 13 lakes and seven ...

Independent testing by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources shows that water quality in Birch Lake near Babbitt hasn't been affected by a copper, nickel and platinum group drilling program, ...

Federal action has derailed the copper-nickel mining company's original mine plan on federal mineral leases, but mining activity is still allowed on state leases near the Boundary Waters. Steve ...

BABBITT, Minn. — Minnesota regulators on Monday approved a copper-nickel mining company’s exploratory drilling plan along the shore of Birch Lake and in proximity to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area ...

Everything is big in this Big Birch Lake home. The 10,088-square-foot Grey Eagle, Minn., home includes two owner's suites, five bedrooms and seven baths. Even the four-car garage features a heated ...