The MPCA has approximately $1.89 million available to install EV direct current fast-charging stations in public places.

We all need access to clean water, and it is essential to our rural MN communities. Currently, Minnesota is in a water quality crisis due to runoff pollutants and increased erosion as a result of unregulated land management practices. But we know Minnesota can do better. CURE, as part of a coalition of nine state-based groups […]

A look at where data centers are being proposed, how some of them are suspending plans, and the environmental, economic and transparency concerns.

The southeastern Minnesota farm collective warns that without a consistent market, the promise of a profitable new crop and cleaner water will wilt.

From the column: "The line we’re being fed is that private ownership will speed up Allete’s transition away from coal. ... But BlackRock’s interest undoubtedly isn’t in 'going green.' It’s in going profitable."

From the column: "The line we’re being fed is that private ownership will speed up Allete’s transition away from coal. ... But BlackRock’s interest undoubtedly isn’t in 'going green.' It’s in going profitable."

Logging in wildlife management areas is only allowed if it helps wildlife, but the auditor said poor planning and recording left "uncertainty as to whether DNR has met these statutory requirements."

We all need access to clean water, and it is essential to our rural MN communities. Currently, Minnesota is in a water quality crisis due to runoff pollutants and increased erosion as a result of unregulated land management practices. But we know Minnesota can do better. CURE, as part of a coalition of nine state-based groups […]

Polluters too often are given a pass.

Students from Harbor City International School gathered to protest the sale of a Duluth-based electrical company, voicing concerns about environmental and economic impacts.

Back in April, we reported the big news out of South Dakota that would seem to strike a fatal blow to Summit Carbon Solutions’ multi-state, 2,500+ mile CO2 pipeline network.  At yet, throughout the summer, Summit lumbered on across the prairie landscape like a zombie, not quite dead yet certainly not fully alive.   Much of […]

The Minnesota Department of Commerce has released the final rates for individual and small group health insurance plans for 2026. The average premium increase on the individual market will go up 22 percent, while the small group market sees a 14 percent increase. This is the most significant rate hike since 2017.

Ratepayer groups and corporate watchdogs were likewise unmoved by the agreement, calling its ratepayer protections insufficient.

County Board approves archaeological survey work as first step toward improvements using $1.55 million made available as part of the legislation that led to closure of Upper Sioux Agency State Park.

Minnesota utility regulators unanimously approved the controversial sale of Duluth-based Minnesota Power to a pair of private investment firms, one of which is owned by BlackRock, the world’s largest asset holder.

Solar panels were installed at several Willmar School District locations over the summer. The panels are expected to lead to more than $1 million in savings over the course of 40 years.

BlackRock-owned Global Infrastructure Partners and a Canadian pension giant want to buy a Minnesota-based utility. Gov. Tim Walz’s agencies have been in on pushing the deal.

Clergy, immigrant leaders, and community members oppose reopening Prairie Correctional Facility, which closed in 2010.