Mining & Environmental News

Lake Country Power Working to Restore Outages

The number of Lake Country Power members without electric service has grown through the afternoon. Nearly 900 members were without power late Friday morning, and it has grown to more than 6,000 late into the afternoon.

A Company Town: The Story of Silver Bay

“When I was little on the farm, I didn’t know very many people because there wasn’t many people here. I lived here before Silver Bay even did,” said Jenny Hanson, a resident of Silver Bay.

North Dakota Capitol Locked Down After Protesters Arrive

Officials locked down the North Dakota Capitol on Monday after opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline gathered there, just one day before groups planned more than 200 protests at Army Corps of Engineers offices across the country, according to The Associated Press. 

Red Cliff Group Goes To Standing Rock

Members of the Red Cliff Indian reservation made the 12 hour trip to standing rock North Dakota.We bring you a different perspective through the eyes of those who made it the front lines of the Dakota pipeline protest.