Minnesota lawmakers raise taconite tax to help pay for Iron Range school construction
Minnesota’s per-ton tax on taconite iron ore produced in the state will increase a dime this year, and the extra money will be dedicated to help rebuild and retool Iron Range schools.Duluth News Tribune, 05/24/2013
Sorting crew puts Duluth's trash under scrutiny
A crew is in Duluth this week to sort through the garbage on the transfer floor at the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District to find out exactly what we’re throwing out that we shouldn’t be, and how much of it.Duluth News Tribune, 05/24/2013
Minnesota resorts, motels are bullish on summer season
The majority of Minnesota resorts and campgrounds polled in a recent survey,Duluth News Tribune, 05/24/2013
Poll: Minnesota resorts, motels bullish on summer season
Gas prices drop ahead of Memorial Day weekend, remain higher than the U.S. average.Duluth News Tribune, 05/23/2013
Minnesota PCA OKs Magnetation plant No. 4
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s citizens board on Tuesday unanimously approved plans by Magnetation to build its fourth iron ore recovery plant on the Iron Range, this time near Coleraine in Itasca County.Duluth News Tribune, 05/22/2013
MPCA approves Magnetation plant No. 4 near Coleraine
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s citizens board on Tuesday unanimously approved plans by Magnetation to build its fourth iron ore recovery plant on the Iron Range, this time near Coleraine in Itasca County.Duluth News Tribune, 05/21/2013
Minnesota iron ore will supply new North Dakota iron plant
A North Dakota company plans to build a $60 million iron-producing plant near Jamestown using iron ore concentrate from Minnesota.Duluth News Tribune, 05/21/2013
Study: Warming Lake Superior affecting fish
Newly published research has found that Lake Superior’s warming water probably is affecting its most abundant big fish.Duluth News Tribune, 05/21/2013
Study of warming Lake Superior finds less habitat for siscowet lakers but more for walleye, salmon
Newly published research has found that Lake Superior’s warming water is probably already affecting its most abundant big fish.Duluth News Tribune, 05/20/2013
Creating 'defensible space' can be key to homes surviving wildfires
Even to the untrained eye, as last week’s Germann Road fire still smoldered, a pattern was obvious: Of those cabins and homes that burned, many were tucked tight into the forest. Of those nearby that still stood when the smoke cleared, many had large, open yards.Duluth News Tribune, 05/19/2013
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