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 [...]
Enbridge claims trans-Minnesota Line 3 victory
CALGARY, Alberta – Canadian oil pipeline giant Enbridge welcomed the decision of the Minnesota [...]
State court sides with Enbridge for Line 3
STPAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Appeals Court voted 2-1 to allow Enbridge Energy to [...]
Ecology leader welcomes Keystone XL demise
TUCSON, Ariz. – A senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, Jared Margolis, [...]
Keystone XL: Deader than a doornail
CALGARY Alberta -- The Canadian company TC Energy confirmed its defeat to environmentalists and [...]
Cops use bolt-cutters, sonic weaponry on protestors
SOLWAY, Minn. – These were among policing tools used in the first day of [...]
How many Line 3 arrests? Sheriff mum
SOLWAY, Minn. – Police moved selectively to remove groups of protesters a few at [...]
Fonda: With one stroke, Biden can stop Line 3
SOLWAY, Minn. – Actress-activist Jane Fonda called on President Bien to pull the plug [...]
Environment activists scare off Enbridge crew
SOLWAY, Minn. – Faced with a massive protest, the oil pipeline company Enbridge evacuated [...]
Enbridge: Time is past for tribes to object
Environment issue. Enbridge claims flying colors in every test. Also: Hundreds of construction jobs. [...]
Tribes plan anti-pipeline march to headwaters
SOLWAY, Minn. – Tribes planned a last stand before the Canadian oil pipeline Enbridge [...]
Miller against tribal push to outlaw e-tabs
ST. PAUL, Minn. – State Senator Jeremy Miller, R-Winona, said he opposes legislation to [...]
Oneida chief: Perhaps more casino security
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. -- The Oneida tribal chair, Tehassi Hill, said the tribe may need [...]
U.S. pipeline paths a crisis for Canada leadership
Enbridge Line 5. U.S. portion of trans-Canada route. Images: Enbridge Parallels I-75 [...]
Red a reminder of violence at native women
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s Day EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Red dresses hanging in [...]
Clean water lobby hails PolyMet setback
DULUTH, Minn. – Environmentalists who have fought the PolyMet copper mine project are reveling [...]
Court unswayed on PolyMet pollution claims
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The state Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's reversal of [...]
PolyMet mine facing new obstacles
Tailings ponds. Swiss-owned PolyMet Mining has built a yet-to-be licensed mill to exploit its [...]
Concerns over mine pollution never passed on
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency messed up in reviewing permits for the [...]
UM expands Immersion living in native tongues
MINNEAPOLIS — A dorm will open this fall at the University of Minnesota for [...]
Chippewa decry wolf season as slaughter
ODANAH, Wis. -- Chippewa tribal officials took exception to the Wisconsin Department of Natural [...]
PolyMet faces new obstacle to copper mine
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Army Corps of Engineers has deferred to the new [...]