Michael OlsonPolyMet Mining Corp. needs to create one acre of wetlands for every wetland the company’s activities destroys or impairs. Environmentalists caution that not all wetlands are created equal.
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Archives for February 2012
Fillmore, Houston counties OK yearlong sand mining moratoriums; Northland watches a winter wallop; No travel advised north of St. Cloud; Forum editorial: This storm is not off the charts; Rosy budget forecast doesn’t solve everything; Job challenge: Grow more entrepreneurs; Minnesota, Wisconsin close to restoring tax reciprocity deal
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A Bemidji man pulled up the catch of a lifetime on Wednesday while ice fishing on Lake Bemidji. After setting the hook on a bite, veteran angler Burnie Trepanier pulled from the ice hole a 28-inch walleye, an eelpout, and a winter fishing rod and reel, all at once.
Senate passes bill that expands use of deadly force; Controversial Goodhue wind farm environmental impact plan rejected; Charter school segregation target of new U of M report
Mark Steil
The India-based Suzon company may not reopen its Pipestone plant soon. The company once had more than 500 employees in the southwest Minnesota community making blades for wind turbines.
Dan Olson
The old days in Minnesota were good for the milling, timber and railroad barons who basked in wealth and maintained a firm grip on the levers of political power.
Dan Gunderson
Minnesota students are participating this year for the first time in what organizers call the largest robotics competition in the world.
Dan Kraker
A new rebate offered by Minnesota Power, combined with federal incentives, drops the price of Minnesota-made residential solar electric systems to under $10,000.