Cliffs Announces Huge Fourth Quarter
DULUTH, Minn.-Final financial reports released today for Cliffs Natural Resources revealed a huge fourth quarter for them. Revenues were up to $754 million this quarter for the ore pellet manufacturer, which…
Mining & Environmental News
Updated Water Appropriation Permit Application from PolyMet Received by DNR
ST. PAUL - PolyMet Mining, Inc. has submitted their updated water appropriation permit application to the Department of Natural Resources. This updated permit application includes a request for an appropriation from Colby Lake. Technical experts from state, local, and tribal…
Republicans Push for Carbon Tax to Fight Climate Change
WASHINGTON (AP) - A push by a group of senior Republican statesmen for a tax on carbon to help combat the effects of climate change is already meeting entrenched opposition from their own party. Former Secretary of State Jim Baker…
St. Louis County Closer to Supporting National Forest Mining
DULUTH, Minn. - St. Louis County commissioners are one step closer to approving a resolution in favor of copper mining in the Superior National Forest. Commissioners heard arguments both for and against…
Army to Allow Completion of Dakota Access Oil Pipeline
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The Army has notified Congress that it will allow the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline to cross under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota, completing the four-state project to move North Dakota oil to Illinois.…
Clean Water Gala Supports St. Louis River Alliance
DULUTH, Minn. - This week the St. Louis River Alliance is celebrating 21 years of hard work with their Clean Water Gala. The event raises money for the St. Louis River…
Firefighters Battle More Than Blazes
SUPERIOR, Wis.- More Heating and electrical appliances can mean more fires in homes across the Northland. When firefighters battle blazes in the wintertime, they may be in an environment like a burning…
Meteor Over Lake Michigan Lights Up Sky in Several States
Videos from Lisle Police Department and Morton Grove Police GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP ) - A meteor over Lake Michigan lit up the sky Monday morning across several states in the Midwest. Dashcam video from police cruisers in Wisconsin…
Upstate New York Digging Out of 5 to 8 Feet of Lake-Effect Snow
OSCEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - State crews and local public works employees are working to remove five to eight feet of lake-effect snow that has fallen on parts of upstate New York since last week. The National Weather Service says its…
UW Study Finds DNR Under-reported Wolf Deaths
MILWAUKEE (AP) - A new study has found the state Department of Natural Resources has underreported wolf poaching. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers reviewed the deaths of 937 wolves from October 1979 to April 2012. The…
Community Forum Fights Poverty
DULUTH, Minn. - Community leaders held a round table discussion on the issues surrounding poverty in the Northland and throughout the world. The discussion was centered around the ways economic inequality…
PolyMet Forum Addresses Possible Environmental Impacts of Mining Project
DULUTH, Minn. - A panel discussion of the potential effects of the proposed PolyMet Mine was held in Duluth today. The forum allowed Northlanders to learn more about the possible environmental impacts…
One Dead in Cloquet House Fire
CLOQUET, Minn.- One person is dead after a fire destroyed a home and attached garage at about 8 p.m. last night near Cloquet. Multiple agencies responded to the fire at 3912 Highway…
Protesters Oppose Mining in National Forest
DULUTH, Minn. - A group of protesters gathered in front of U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan's downtown Duluth office Thursday. Earlier in the week, Rep. Nolan coming out in favor of reversing the…
Ice Orbs Are Gathering for Art Collaborative at Lake Superior Ice Fest
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- It’s getting colder and colder this week, which is wonderful news for those organizing the Lake Superior Ice Festival, taking place this weekend. Preschool children from Superior delivered dozens…
