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In the deepest part of Lake Superior, a quarter mile below the surface, researchers are discovering a growing number of extraordinarily thin lake trout that weigh about half their typical, […]
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A U.S. Senate resolution would allow mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, prompting the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to condemn the move as a threat […]
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An emergency training facility in Duluth, Minnesota, used by local fire departments, Lake Superior College students, and agencies from out of state is facing an expensive environmental challenge: millions of […]
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City officials in Duluth, Minnesota, delayed action Monday on a resolution that would have authorized the expenditure of up to $500,000 to better establish Duluth as a port of call […]
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The latest round of assistance offered by the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority includes more than $72 million for work in northern Minnesota to tackle expensive water infrastructure upgrades. Read the […]
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The Lake Superior Estuarium is working on educating the public on how “good fires” can help restore Minnesota and Wisconsin Point’s forests. Read the full story by KQDS-TV- Duluth, MN.
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Shrubbery and young trees crowding the forest floor have choked the red pine stands of Park Point for nearly two centuries. This spring, a prescribed burn on Duluth’s beloved sandbar […]
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St. Louis County, Minnesota, is asking for state funding to beef up the Lake Superior shoreline at Scandia Cemetery, where erosion has revealed human remains. Read the full story by […]
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Tuesday that more than $1 billion has been delivered to fund replacement of a major bridge connecting Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin. The money […]
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No matter the season, organizations across the Great Lakes region are fighting to keep waterways garbage-free.
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According to a research scientist at the Large Lakes Observatory on Lake Superior, because lake ice cover is impacted so heavily by weather, and Minnesota’s winter weather has become more […]