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- Red States Ask Supreme Court to Stop Blue States from Forcing Climate Agenda on Rest of Country Sat, 25 May 24, 11:00amNineteen Republican state attorneys general hit five Democrat-controlled states with a legal challenge alleging that the blue states are illegally attempting to impose aggressive climate policies on the rest of the country.
- Minnesota Democrats Vote to Freeze in the Dark by 2040 Wed, 15 Feb 23, 9:00amMinnesota Democrats vote to freeze in the dark by 2040.
- Endangered mussels reproduce for the first time in decades Wed, 31 Aug 22, 4:30amEndangered mussels are reproducing again in the Cedar River in Minnesota for the first time in decades. The Department of Natural Resources has been making efforts to spur the reproduction of mucket and black sandshell mussels...
- Huge solar energy project coming to Winona State University Fri, 19 Nov 21, 7:30amReducing energy reliance results in lower electrical bills and benefits the environment through resource conservation. The larger the usage, the larger the impact. So, when it comes to university campuses, the opportunity...
- Drone data helps a Minnesota city conserve energy Wed, 27 Oct 21, 8:00pmWarren, a small city in Northern Minnesota, is offering an innovative public service: images that reveal building heat loss, captured by drones.
- Mining in Minnesota halts as government considers 20-year ban Sat, 23 Oct 21, 4:30amThe Biden administration is considering a U.S. Forest Service application requesting a 20-year mining ban on national forest land in Minnesota. The agency wants over 200,000 acres of land south of the Boundary Waters in Minnesota...
- Minnesota solar installer bankruptcies leave unfinished projects, calls for better oversight Fri, 15 Oct 21, 8:00pmThe state’s solar energy trade group has made improving consumer protections a priority after a string of bankruptcies in recent years left dozens of customers stuck with unfinished projects.
- Midwest states form coalition to accelerate EV adoption Fri, 1 Oct 21, 10:40pmFive Midwest states have formed a coalition to accelerate EV adoption and the deployment of charging infrastructure.
- Minneapolis battery pilot will test vision for sharing solar power with neighbors Mon, 27 Sep 21, 7:00pmFour batteries are being installed at a North Minneapolis green jobs training center in one of the country’s first “virtual power plant” pilot projects...
- Stop Line 3 protests continue at Minnesota capitol Sat, 28 Aug 21, 3:30amAbout 2,000 demonstrators rallied at the Minnesota State Capitol on Wednesday as part of a week of action called “Treaties Not Tar Sands.” The movement is reacting to Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline, which could...
- Enbridge Line 3 pipeline protestors brutally arrested Fri, 6 Aug 21, 3:30amLast weekend, at least 20 people were arrested in Minnesota for protesting the proposed Enbridge Line 3 pipeline that would transport Canadian tar sands into the United States...
- Line 3: protests over pipeline through tribal lands spark clashes and mass arrests Thu, 10 Jun 21, 7:00pmPolice arrested more than 100 people this week as activists try to block the expansion of the pipeline
- Sexual violence along pipeline route follows Indigenous women’s warnings Fri, 4 Jun 21, 9:00pmThe $2,9bn Line 3 pipeline has brought thousands of workers to Minnesota – and one crisis center has received more than 40 reports of harassment and abuse
- 'It's cultural genocide': inside the fight to stop a pipeline on tribal lands Fri, 19 Feb 21, 9:00pmThe Line 3 route traverses land that Native American pipeline opponents say is protected by US treaties with Ojibwe nations
- Hyper-efficient prefab home hovers above a wetland in Minnesota Fri, 29 Jan 21, 3:30amMinneapolis-based prefab purveyors Alchemy Architects has completed the Lake Elmo weeHouse, one of the newest additions to its growing portfolio of weeHouses, a series of eco-friendly homes built with the firm’s patented...