Minnesota Lawyer

Xcel Energy is nearing a big milestone for its $500 million high-voltage power line project in Rochester, part of a $2 billion initiative that’s touted ...

The United Nations’ Paris conference that led to an agreement to slow global warming could not hide the reality that the environment is undergoing a ...

On Wednesday, Attorney General Lori Swanson formally appointed Crowell & Moring as special counsel to assist with potential lawsuits over PolyMet Mining Corporation’s proposed open pit mine near Hoyt Lakes.

A solar power installation that promises to reduce greenhouse gases equivalent to taking more than 1,400 cars off the road is now sitting, ironically enough, atop two parking structures at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport’s Terminal 1.

A project is converting the 103-year-old Old Main Heating Plant into a clean source of heat and power.

The summit will include water quality experts, farmers, legislators, regulators, the business community, members of the public, local leaders and others.

The state aims to enter into a 25-year “solar garden” contract to purchase energy from a provider.

Gov. Mark Dayton revealed Thursday he will seek legislative permission to hire an outside law firm to examine the financing behind the proposed PolyMet Mining ...

Gov. Mark Dayton has told BNSF Railway’s top executive that he is “deeply concerned” about a recent increase in Bakken oil trains on western suburban ...

There’s a new twist in the long-running legal fight between the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the company that operates a controversial metal shredding facility ...