There is a growing campaign around the region to replace drinking water with rainwater for irrigation, save money on wastewater treatment and help clean up streams, rivers and lakes along the way.
Read More »Metro Transit planning more solar arrays
Metro Transit plans to install rooftop solar panels on a half-dozen of its buildings in the Twin Cities next year, an initiative that aims to ...
Read More »How businesses, environmentalists can join forces
Mark Tercek never gave much thought to the great outdoors while growing up in Cleveland and later living in New York and Tokyo. “I ...
Read More »Conservatives gear up to battle EPA carbon rules
Conservative lawmakers are ready to fight tooth-and-nail about the terms of new energy rules forced upon the state by President Barack Obama and the Environmental ...
Read More »EPA policy flicks switch on power plant fight
Pat Garofalo holds a press conference and a hearing to warn Minnesotans of potential economic fallout from the new federal “clean power plan."
Read More »St. Paul ‘Balcony’ planning gets rolling on the river
The River Balcony concept would offer more access points from downtown to the Mississippi River along with towering views of the surrounding valley.
Read More »Highlight Center opens in former Minneapolis school HQ
The refreshed 102-year-old site offers office, commercial studio and retail spaces starting at 1,000 square feet and with lease rates beginning at $20.50 per square foot.
Read More »Experts fear another avian flu outbreak
Lawmakers hear testimony about how to improve response
Read More »Hormel reinstates turkey plant workers as flu worries subside
The company is gradually bringing its Faribault turkey-processing facility back to full capacity.
Read More »Dayton administration asked for $15.4M for Mille Lacs aid
The administration circulated draft bill language that included no-interest loans to resorts, sporting-goods stores, restaurants and other businesses experiencing a downturn in revenue since the early-August halt of walleye fishing
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