Business
Mesabi Metallics sues Minnesota for canceling its mineral leases
Mesabi Metallics sued the DNR in Ramsey County District Court for breach of contract and breach of good faith, essentially asking the court to disallow the lease cancellation.
Local
Minnesota appeals court: OK to skip full environmental review of Pineland Sands irrigation project
Intensified potato farming and row cropping threatens drinking water and the Mississippi River, opponents say.
Science
Who's behind the global surge in single-use plastic?
A surprisingly small group of giant manufacturers and investors are at the heart of the global industry.
Local
Mayo's new research lab promises 'medicine of the future'
Amid pandemic, medical center says the bigger new lab is, the better.
Local
Minnesota law enforcement agencies using drones are confronting new transparency law
New state law requires agencies to report drone use and create policies.
Local
New downtown Minneapolis park blends mill ruins, Indigenous culture
Water Works is the Park Board's latest project in a decadeslong march to increase public access to the Mississippi.
Local
Ice Age wood artifacts discovered in Carver County
The uncommon find, dating from 14,000 years ago, offers a window into a time when parts of Minnesota were covered in glaciers.
Nation
National Park Service conceding it can't turn back the clock on climate change
Climate change forcing decisions on what to save.
Local
Impasse over 'clean cars' rule continues to hold up Minnesota environmental funding
Millions of dollars for environmental efforts around the state remains in limbo.
Business
Rosemount aluminum recycling facility fined for air pollution violations
Spectro Alloys will pay $110,000 and is required to upgrade its air pollution control equipment.
Local
New kind of wheat draws pollutants from soil, water
The perennial wheat Kernza was grown just west of Brainerd on a few acres immediately surrounding wells within corn and soybean fields. Over the past three years, it cut nitrate contamination from the cornfields by 96% and from soybeans by 86%.
Local
U looks to wastewater plants to recover farmland fertilizer
Reusing the phosphorus would cut pollution.
Local
Rochester Township orders study of construction impact on unique heron rookery
A retired DNR official calls the hidden rookery "a natural history treasure."
Business
3M pays $80,000 over handling of hazardous waste in Cottage Grove
Leaking of 'extremely toxic' hydrofluoric acid cited among problems.
Business
Minnesota DNR must revisit hard rock mining rules, judge says
Copper mine opponents win first-ever lawsuit under Section 10 of the Minnesota Environmental Rights Act.
Local
Twists and turns for Minnesota's oldest human bones
The discovery dubbed Browns Valley Man was judged to be roughly 10,000-year-old bones, some of the oldest, best-preserved prehistoric human remains ever found in North America.
Local
Minnesota 'clean cars' rules may move forward
An administrative law judge said the MPCA has clear authority to adopt rules that address air pollution. Auto dealers and Republican state senators had objected.
Curious Minnesota
How much gold is hiding underground in northern Minnesota?
The precious metal has not been mined in Minnesota since the turn of the 20th century.
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