Minnesota environmental regulators tout electrification benefits at visit to truck maker
State environmental officials on Wednesday, June 16, highlighted the work of a Twin Cities-area electric truck maker for demonstrating the technology's potential to create jobs...
Minnesota PUC approves $210M investment for Xcel Energy Northern Wind project
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved a proposal for an additional $210 million investment into Xcel Energy’s wind repower portfolio through its Northern Wind modernization...
Minnesota appeals court upholds Line 3 pipeline approval
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has upheld the state's approval of Enbridge Energy's Line 3 pipeline replacement project, dealing a blow to tribes and environmentalists...
Minnesota manufacturers jump on electric power bandwagon
Minnesota manufacturers of consumer products and industrial vehicles are converting them to electric power, away from gas and oil. And they're encountering the same tradeoffs...
Minnesota freshwater lakes are rapidly losing oxygen as temperatures climb
Freshwater lakes continue to get warmer across the globe, and an almost unseen problem has been growing far beneath the surface: The deepest, coldest reaches...
Drought conditions are rapidly expanding across Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Little rainfall fell this week, except in some parts of far northern Minnesota where over an inch of rainfall was reported. Gunflint Lake (Cook County)...
State of Minnesota Progress on Clean Energy Goals Published in Department of Commerce Report
The Minnesota Department of Commerce has published the Energy Policy and Conservation Quadrennial Report 2020, along with the digital Minnesota Energy Data Dashboard, to provide...
Climate change, land use imperil lakes, according to new research that included Minnesota lakes
Oxygen levels dropping faster in freshwater lakes than in the oceans, according to new research from the University of Minnesota and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in...