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Talon Metals tweaks its Tamarack nickel mine plan. Will it be enough to win state approval?

Talon Metals tweaks its Tamarack nickel mine plan. Will it be enough to win state approval?

Talon Metals’ proposed mine reaches a milestone today, when the public for the first time has a chance to comment on the project. Despite changes the mine still faces opposition from the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and others.
by Dan Kraker

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Twin Cities singles trade dating apps for buckthorn removal

Twin Cities singles trade dating apps for buckthorn removal

The Buckthorn Removal Singles Club meets every Sunday at a Minneapolis park to remove invasive plant species and create connections.
by Nicole Ki

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Three Wabasha residents dead after boat crash on Lake Pepin

Three Wabasha residents dead after boat crash on Lake Pepin

A boat crash in Lake Pepin left three Wabasha residents dead Saturday, two of whom were part of the Wabasha Fire Department. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is investigating the incident.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Molly Castle Work

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Forest Service closing Boundary Waters amid extreme heat, wildfires

Forest Service closing Boundary Waters amid extreme heat, wildfires

The U.S. Forest Service is temporarily closing the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness as concerns grow over the multiple wildfires burning in northeastern Minnesota and an extremely hot, dry weather forecast into the upcoming week.
by Andrew Krueger and Kirsti Marohn

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PUC approves permits for big solar power and energy storage project in southern Minnesota

The Lake Charlotte Solar project would generate 150 megawatts of electricity and would provide 600 megawatt hours of energy storage in a battery system in Rutland Township in Martin County. It would be built by Geronimo Power on more than 1,000 acres of land in the township.
by Hannah Yang

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