Mining & Environmental News

Great Outdoors: UMD Land Lab

DULUTH, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Duluth Land Lab was recently voted one of the top college farms in the country. The UMD Land Lab is a thirty acre…

Environmental Groups File BWCA Mining Lawsuit

DULUTH, Minn. – A lawsuit was filed Monday morning by conservation groups The Wilderness Society, Center for Biological Diversity, and the Izaak Walton League of America, all represented by Earthjustice, to challenge the reinstatement of federal mining leases near the…

Lawsuit Challenges Federal Leases for Planned Minnesota Mine

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Nine Minnesota businesses that rely on the Boundary Waters Canoe Area have sued the Interior Department, challenging its decision to reinstate the federal mineral rights leases for the planned Twin Metals copper-nickel mine near Ely. The lawsuit…

Sen. Tina Smith's PolyMet Land Swap Amendment Clears Senate

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A bill containing a provision from Sen. Tina Smith to complete a land exchange between PolyMet Mining Corp. and the federal government has cleared the Senate. The Minnesota Democrat's amendment is part of a big defense bill…

AICHO Unveils New Mural In Downtown Duluth

DULUTH, Minn. - The American Indian community housing organization's second indigenous mural project in Duluth was unveiled. It's located at 2301 W. Superior St. The mural is a collaboration with the…

Community Paddle Begins at Barker's Island

SUPERIOR, Wisc. - Happening Tuesday evening, residents in the Twin Ports have the chance to paddle board for free at Barker's Island. Stand Up Paddle Boarding (SUP) Duluth is once again hosting…

With Spring Comes Farmer's Market Season

DULUTH, Minn. -  It's spring, and with that means the start of the farmer's market season. The Duluth Farmer's Market has been open since the May 5.  People are able to come in…

Emails Show Collaboration Among EPA, Climate-Change Deniers

WASHINGTON (AP) - Newly released emails show senior Environmental Protection Agency officials collaborating with a conservative group that dismisses climate change to rally like-minded people for public hearings on science and global warming, counter negative news coverage and tout Administrator…

Great Lakes Aquarium unveils new exhibits

DULUTH, Minn. - Kids and families can now get up close and personal with some new critters at the Great Lakes Aquarium. Thursday, the aquarium unveiled the "Feel Connected"…