Elizabeth Dunbar

Lynn Ketelsen of the Linder Farm Network shares his observations from the three-day tradeshow near Redwood Falls, Minn.

A report analyzing jobs in the Midwest's energy efficiency, renewable energy and related sectors found job growth was particularly strong in Minnesota.

The latest study on how Minnesota can reach greenhouse gas reduction goals set back in 2007 shows renewable energy and a more connected grid can help de-carbonize the state's economy.

A group of utilities, environmental groups and state regulators has released a plan for how states could meet all of their electricity needs without carbon emissions. The group says it can be achieved by midcentury.

Minnesota farmers rely heavily on nitrogen fertilizer to grow the crops that help make agriculture a $75 billion industry. But the state has struggled to find the right balance between food and fuel production and clean water. The state held the first in a series of hearings about new regulations on fertilizer use Monday.

Nitrate contamination in groundwater is a problem in some areas of the state, and agriculture officials say they're trying to prevent it from becoming worse.

After a park police officer pointed a gun at unarmed teenagers, the person who called 911 may face charges.

Officials say a 911 caller's unfounded claims of black males with weapons at Minnehaha Regional Park led police to confront the teens. No weapons were found. Minneapolis parks leaders are asking for help piecing together what happened.

Minneapolis took a step Tuesday to regulate low-power electric scooters as the vehicles and the ride services behind them become suddenly visible across the Twin Cities.

Before Enbridge Energy can bring in the bulldozers and backhoes to build its Line 3 pipeline across northern Minnesota, it still has to go through more months of regulatory scrutiny.

Advisories remain in effect for avoiding contact with the Cannon River after a sewage discharge earlier this week.

Residents are concerned about manure leaking into groundwater, which people rely on for their drinking water. Several of those opposed to the farm have private wells, some of which already have high nitrate levels from farm runoff.

An administrative law judge is recommending Minnesota regulators deny Minnesota Power's request to buy into the plant, saying it's not in the public interest.

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission voted 5-0 Thursday to approve a certificate of need for the controversial northern Minnesota project. Commissioners, though, were divided over the route.

Much of the discussion during the first three days of hearings has focused on whether a new pipeline is needed. Now the focus has shifted to what route the proposed pipeline should take if the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission determines there is a need.

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission will decide this week whether to grant a "Certificate of Need" to Enbridge Energy for a new Line 3 oil pipeline. Here's a look at who these commissioners are and what other decisions they make for the state.

The hotly contested Line 3 pipeline proposal at the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission attracted so much attention that PUC staff distributed tickets on a first-come-first-served basis, prompting some to question the system's fairness.

Enbridge Energy and supporters of the Line 3 pipeline project say oil will move by rail if not by pipeline. But opponents, including environmentalists, are skeptical.

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission worked through questions of Enbridge Energy and opponents of the Line 3 oil pipeline project on Tuesday, hinting that it might take them longer than expected to discuss the matter.

The Minnesota State Patrol says the largest number of traffic deaths in the state happen during the summer months.