Minneapolis land transfer for Indian addiction therapy
MINNEAPOLIS -- Two city-owned properties will be transferred to the Red Lake Band of [...]
Major expansion at Lutsen ski resort denied
Overlooking Lake Superior. The Lutsen company had wanted to double its skiable terrain and [...]
Enbridge to appeal Line 5 court ruling
CALGARY, Alberta– The pipeline company Enbridge plans to appeal a U.S. judge’s order to [...]
Judge to Enbridge: Three years to fix Line 5 flaws
MADISON, Wis. – A federal judge ordered Canada-owned pipeline giant Enbridge to shut down [...]
Army Corps’ new setback for PolyMet mine
Iron Range. The proposed mine, usuallu called NorthMet project would be in the Mesabi [...]
Judge faults tribe on Bad River inaction
MADISON, Wis. – A federal judge said he's unlikely to force the Canadian energy [...]
Tribal attorney: New mercury limits fall short
WASHINGTON -- Environmentalists and the Lake Superior Chippewa Nation welcomed a proposal for cutbacks [...]
New Enbridge-Bad River showdown looms
MADISON, Wis. – A Wisconsin Native American tribe asked a federal judge to shut [...]
Feds to iron mines: Cut mercury emissions
WASHINGTON -- In a tribal-friendly crackdown on the iron-mining companies in Minnesota and the [...]
Army Corps plans tribal shoreline projects
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Army Corps of Engineers is spending $1 million on [...]
Tribes, Army Corps see technology as new bridge
WASHINGTON – A new federal-tribal agreement provides Native American students with formal access to [...]
Sioux novelist at WSU on keeping values
WINONA, Minn. – Novelist Diane Wilson, a finalist for the 2022 Minnesota Book Award [...]
LaDuke praises pipeline fines but notes lateness
POMSFORD, Minn. – The executive director of Honor the Earth, Winona LaDuke, commended action [...]
Ellison not letting Enbridge off hook
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison anounced that he will file [...]
Enbridge fined $11 million for environment abuse
ST. PAUL, Minn. – State investigators fined giant Canadian pipeline operator $11 million for [...]
Enbridge pipeline spill near tribal land
ODANAH, Wis. – An oil spill was reported along the Enbridge Line 5 near [...]
Police: Homeless camp too hostile to enforce law
MINNEAPOLIS – An electrician who’s just starting his own business showed up at a [...]
Ho Chunks, Army revise Fort McCoy treaty
BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. – A ceremony is scheduled Tuesday to sign a revised [...]
Mississippi River threats: Pollution, habitat loss
WASHINGTON – The Mississippi River is the sixth most endangered river in the United [...]
There will be no Meteor frac-sand mine
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Supreme Court declined to consider a Georgia company’s plan [...]
PolyMet mine tailings plan in new review
the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine in the Arrowhead won’t go away. Under court pressure, [...]
Stauber lambastes Biden over mine permits
HERMANTOWN, Minn. --Second-term Congress member Pete Stauber, R-Minn., who views mining as economic asset, [...]
PolyMet: Our nickel mine permits not illegal
MINNEAPOLIS – The mining conglomerate PolyMet vowed anew to challenge anyone opposing its plans [...]
Biden to PolyMet: Pack your shovels, go home
WASHINGTON – The Biden Administration cancelled mineral leases for a giant copper-nickel mine proposed [...]
PolyMet vows to fight Biden order delay
MINNEAPOLIS— The Swiss-owned mining company PolyMet announced it will appeal a Biden Administration decision [...]
Biden to PolyMet: Not so fast on Babbit mine
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Interior Department ordering a study that could lead to a [...]
Enbridge: We’re cooperating over Line 3 damage
EDMONTON, Alberta. – The Enbridge pipeline company claimed to be “fully cooperating” with Minnesota [...]
Enbridge pipeline mess at Clearbrook not fixed
CLEARBROOK, Minn. – Canadian pipeline operator Enbridge missed a deadline [...]
Wisconsin to allow wolf-hunting — with limits
MADISON, Wis. – A four-month wolf hunt will begin November 6 in Wisconsin despite [...]
Regulators fine EnbrIdge $3.3 million for Line 3 breach
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fined Enbridge $3.3 million [...]
Corps OKs license for bigger Iron Range tailings dump
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Army Corps of Engineers, whose authority includes safeguarding water [...]
Tribes object to Wisconsin wolf hunt
MADISON, Wis. -- Six Chippewa tribes, which regard wolves as sacred, sued the state [...]
Week of Indians’ Line 3 protests end at Capitol
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota troopers moved in on Native American demonstrators protesting Enbridge [...]
State Supreme Court OK with Enbridge Line 3
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by [...]
Line 3 appeal goes to state Supreme Court
MINNEAPOLIS – Opponents of Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 oil pipeline across northern Minnesota appealed [...]
What recourse for Line 3 opponents?
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The clock is ticking for opponents of the Enbridge Line [...]