MINNEAPOLIS — A month before a new state law takes effect, scrap metal workers are suing the Minnesota Department of Commerce. The Copper Wire Theft Law aims to make it more difficult for thieves to ...

Statewide requirements to help prevent copper wire theft will become law on Jan. 1 despite a lawsuit by the scrap metal workers claiming the legislation will effectively shut down their industry. The ...

A lawsuit has been filed against the state, saying that a new law intended to prevent costly copper wire thefts will unintentionally shut down the state’s scrap metal industry if it goes into effect ...

As the U.S. federal government raises the “critical” profile of copper, its gaze seems cast toward mining and primary production, John Gross says. Despite restricting certain types of scrap imports, ...

Across the country, copper and other valuable materials have been stolen from streetlights, statues and even gravesites, costing millions to repair. The 6th Street Bridge in Los Angeles has been cast ...