Elizabeth Dunbar

The company plans to open an office in Babbitt and would locate its proposed processing site on land it owns east of Birch Lake.

A state rule aimed at protecting drinking water sources from nitrate contamination originating from nitrogen fertilizer could be delayed for a year or more in a dust-up over agriculture policy at the Capitol.

Legislation related to wild rice protection, the 3M settlement and nitrogen fertilizer rules are all in play as Gov. Mark Dayton and legislative leaders wrap up their work.

Jerry Lynch told a crowd of agribusiness and food industry executives gathered in Minneapolis Thursday that healthy soil can help address everything from climate change to erosion -- and that savvy consumers are beginning to pay attention.

Could an affordable alternative to expensive water treatment systems help mining companies, state regulators, environmentalists and tribes settle their differences?

Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed lawmakers' attempt to get rid of a longstanding but rarely enforced rule aimed at protecting wild rice, but it's not clear if the two sides will be able to settle their differences by the May 21 adjournment.

Gov. Mark Dayton on Wednesday vetoed an attempt by a bipartisan group of lawmakers to nullify the state's longstanding but rarely enforced wild rice sulfate standard.

The Resilient Communities Project pairs communities with University of Minnesota students and faculty to find solutions that promote a sustainable future.

A successful Lego donation drive over the winter is allowing an educator at Whitewater State Park to coordinate the effort, which aims to raise awareness about land use and water quality.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency spent several years analyzing studies and engaging industry, tribes and environmental groups. But an administrative law judge rejected the updated standard.

When Mario Molina won the Nobel Prize for his research on CFCs, it came with a new responsibility: To communicate science and influence policy. To that end, he visited 3M on Wednesday and will meet U students and faculty today.

Four people who broke into Enbridge Energy property in Minnesota in an effort to stop oil from flowing can argue they needed to shut the pipeline down, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Monday.

The latest report from the Nature Conservancy focuses on different locations' capacity to support a variety of species despite climate change.

Researchers at the University of Minnesota's West Central Research and Outreach Center in Morris say solar arrays and electric vehicles could help offset greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.

Just ahead of Earth Day, MPR News takes stock of the state's moves away from coal and toward renewable energy sources like solar and wind.

Legislation that would get rid of Minnesota's longstanding yet rarely enforced wild rice standard is ready for floor votes in the House and Senate.

President Trump's EPA is moving toward a repeal of the Obama-era standards, which are aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution.

Minnesota's portion of the VW settlement — $47 million — will be spent in three phases over 10 years to reduce tailpipe emissions.

Nuclear power is expensive, especially when you're dealing with power plants that were built in the early 1970s. Xcel Energy wants to keep running its Monticello and Prairie Island nuclear plants for another 12 to 15 years, but utility officials are also concerned about how much that will cost.

Oil pipelines have become a rallying point for climate activists in the U.S., who argue the volume of oil transported and burned will worsen climate change. But pipeline companies argue global demand ensures oil will be extracted, moved and burned one way or another.