Opponents of the PolyMet mine, like opponents of Line 3, are steeped in the arcana of permits and hearings and acronyms for agencies like the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the state DNR.

It was supposed to be a chance for scientists, Indigenous organizers and leaders, and a broad swath of regional decision-makers at all levels to come together and see first-hand what the drought is doing to the lakes and rivers in northern Minnesota.

The folks concerned about rezoning a chunk of land off Vassar Street in the Woodland neighborhood aren't opposed to more housing going up; they just aren't sure right above the Amity Creek watershed is the right place for it.

There's nothing quite like the energy of young people these days.

The St. Louis River isn't going to take a back seat to Lake Superior any longer.

Monday's decision by the Minnesota Court of Appeals to uphold the PUC's approval of Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline came as a blow to environmental activists like Winona LaDuke, who only three days before had joined a press call with other activists to celebrate the abandonment of the Keystone XL pipeline. But when asked when enough is enough, if there is a point where she will give up, LaDuke says, "I'm in it 'till the end."

Duluth is surrounded by beautiful parks, and after a year or more of staying home, we're all ready to get outside. But for some folks, the yearly state park pass or even the day permit isn't in the budget. The solution? Head to the Duluth Public Library , present your library card and check out a free pass to a state park - any state park - for up to a week. More information about the MN State Parks Library Program is available here:

Ecolibrium3 is at it again. Lincoln Park's sustainiability and revitalization hub plans to welcome an expanded cohort of VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) volunteers in August to serve 26 non-profit and public agencies all across northern Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Two weeks ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began to dredge contaminated sediment out of Howards Bay in Superior, Wisconsin.

Alexis Grinde thinks she has the best job in the world. And if you love birds, being paid to study them and talk to people about them isn't a bag gig at all. There's good news to report, including fewer species with the plummeting numbers we saw back in the day with eagle and other raptor populations being ravaged by DDT. But the slow decline of many other species means bird lovers need to act now.