February 24, 2021

Duluth residents mostly evade statewide heating-bill spike

Many Minnesotans stand to pay the price. At a special meeting of the state’s public utilities commission Tuesday, an Xcel Energy representative estimated its residential […]
February 24, 2021

'Water protectors' create blockades to Line 3 worksites in Savanna State Forest

Protesters known as “water protectors” blockaded Enbridge Line 3 worksites Wednesday morning in the Savanna State Forest in Northeastern Minnesota. At one location, a protester […]
February 2, 2021

Cliffs CEO asks for Walz's help to save Hibbing Taconite

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz wrote a letter to U.S. Steel Corp. and Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. on Monday urging the companies to ensure the continued operation of […]
December 16, 2020

Photos: Allete installs wind turbine blade in Duluth

× Workers guide a 82-foot-tall, 6,000-pound wind turbine blade onto its base next to the Allete-Minnesota Power building Wednesday. The blade was a prototype for […]
November 19, 2020

DNR will review copper-nickel mining rules near Boundary Waters

Attorneys for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and environmental group Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness agreed on Wednesday to have the state agency review its […]
November 12, 2020

Minnesota agencies grant permits to Enbridge Line 3

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency granted the 340-mile pipeline’s 401 certification, a permit awarded by a state’s regulators if the project’s impact on water falls […]
November 12, 2020

Agencies grant permits to Enbridge Line 3

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency granted the 340-mile pipeline’s 401 certification, a permit awarded by a state’s regulators if the project’s impact on water falls […]
November 12, 2020

Future of Dakota Access pipeline uncertain as Biden presidency looms

The $3.8 billion DAPL ships about 40% of the crude oil produced from the Bakken shale region in North Dakota to refiners in the Midwest […]
November 10, 2020

Is groundwater always drinking water? Minnesota Supreme Court considers Minntac permit case

At issue is whether the Minnesota Court of Appeals erred last year when it concluded drinking-water standards do not apply to groundwater and, therefore, Minnesota […]
October 13, 2020

Supreme Court weighs PolyMet permits, additional hearing

The Minnesota Court of Appeals in January sent PolyMet’s dam safety permits and permit to mine, awarded by the DNR, back to the agency and […]