September 26, 2023

The U.S. needs minerals for green tech. Will Western mines have enough water?

The Resolution Copper mine, not far from Superior, Ariz., would use billions of gallons of water from the Phoenix region over the next 40 years. […]
September 26, 2023

Why many business owners would love it if you stopped using your credit card

Customers at SolDias ice cream shops in Texas are encouraged to pay with cash instead of credit cards. Owner Victor Garcia is backing a legislative […]
September 26, 2023

A vision for green energy — and jobs in underserved communities 

It's Friday night in a diner just off the interstate in Clearwater. It’s the last throes of summer so it’s jammed with travelers in the […]
September 25, 2023

Hollywood writers reach a tentative deal with studios after nearly five month strike

Screenwriters on strike protest in front of Paramount Studios on May 2, 2023 in Los Angeles, Calif. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images Screenwriters and major […]
September 24, 2023

Walz takes blame for failed vetting of cannabis boss

The search is on — again — for a person to be the lead marijuana regulator in Minnesota after Gov. Tim Walz’s first pick for […]
September 22, 2023

Duluth office-to-apartment conversion sparks downtown revitalization hope

A Duluth developer announced plans this week to convert a 50-year old downtown office building into apartments. It’s the first of what the city hopes […]
September 22, 2023

A Quiet Breakfast Burrito Revolution Has Started in Richfield

The Breakfast Supreme, drizzled with verde and morita crema. Lito’s Burritos is the new Chicano kitchen slinging LA-style breakfast burritos on Nicollet Avenue Miguel Hernandez’s […]
September 22, 2023

UAW ramps up strikes against GM and Stellantis — but not Ford

UAW members attend a solidarity rally amid the union's strike against the Big Three auto makers on Sept. 15, 2023, in Detroit. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images […]
September 21, 2023

Cannabis company founder picked to oversee Minnesota marijuana market

Minnesota’s marijuana regulatory agency will be led by Erin DuPree, who founded a low-dose THC company she will leave behind to oversee the state’s move […]
September 21, 2023

In the Netherlands, a farmers party taps into widespread discontent with government

Farmer Wilbert van der Post is worried that the Dutch government's new nitrogen reduction rules will force him, a fourth-generation farmer, out of business. He […]