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Amid rush to Minn. lakes, calls to require boater education get louder

Amid rush to Minn. lakes, calls to require boater education get louder

A sharp interest in boating during the COVID-19 pandemic and growing concern over safety and environmental impacts have led to calls for a required education course for adults to operate a boat in Minnesota.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Rising health needs drive U's new effort to draw Native students to medical school

Rising health needs drive U's new effort to draw Native students to medical school

University of Minnesota Medical School leaders in Duluth say their new effort to boost the number of Native physicians and other health care workers is crucial to meeting a yawning need in an era of COVID-19 and other concerns.
by Dan Kraker

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Cliffs to idle Northshore Mining as fight over royalty fees intensifies

Cliffs to idle Northshore Mining as fight over royalty fees intensifies

The company does not want to pay "absurdly high" royalty fees to Mesabi Trust and is using more scrap metal in its electric arc furnaces.

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What a '70s farmers uprising can teach U.S. as it prepares to spend billions on clean energy

What a '70s farmers uprising can teach U.S. as it prepares to spend billions on clean energy

A tense, years-long standoff between farmers and crews trying to build a power transmission line through west-central Minnesota offers lessons for energy companies today, as the United States prepares to spend billions on clean energy infrastructure.
by Paul Huttner

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Biden administration cancels Twin Metals' leases to mine near BWCA

Biden administration cancels Twin Metals' leases to mine near BWCA

The action deals a potentially fatal blow to the company’s bid to build an underground mine on the doorstep of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. 
by Dan Kraker

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Forest Service slashes BWCA permits to protect wilderness. Some say the cuts go too far

Forest Service slashes BWCA permits to protect wilderness. Some say the cuts go too far

Canoeists eager to take a summer trip into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness can start making reservations Wednesday. But competition for those permits could be more intense this year after the Forest Service slashed the number of available slots.
by Dan Kraker

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State court reverses PolyMet water permit, but sides with company on other issues

State court reverses PolyMet water permit, but sides with company on other issues

The state appeals court has reversed a key permit for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine, sending it back to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for additional analysis of its impacts to groundwater. But in a mixed ruling, the court also sided with PolyMet and the MPCA on several issues.
by Dan Kraker

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Two Harbors requests review of mayor's underwater-hotel pursuit

Two Harbors requests review of mayor's underwater-hotel pursuit

The Two Harbors City Council has directed the Minnesota Attorney General's office to review whether Mayor Chris Swanson's pursuit of an underwater hotel in Lake Superior crossed an ethical or legal line and issue a written opinion on it.

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Cities across Minnesota declare climate emergencies, demand action

Cities across Minnesota declare climate emergencies, demand action

From Moorhead to St. Louis Park, cities around the state are working with the Minnesota Cities Climate Caucus to draw local attention to the climate crisis, calling on state and federal governments for legislative and financial support. 
by Dan Kraker

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Co-op to receive power from largest wind farm in ND

Co-op to receive power from largest wind farm in ND

A Minnesota-based cooperative plans to receive power from what is expected to be the largest stand-alone wind farm in North Dakota.
by The Associated Press

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