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Sue Airhart, an Emily resident who said she lives one-quarter mile away from the exploratory drilling sites along a rich manganese deposit, displays a mason jar of her well water Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, to the audience. Airhart told those on stage her water was great until recent drilling. It now contains black flakes and appears compromised, she said.

Emily residents pepper execs with questions on potential manganese mine

An accelerated push toward clean energy alternatives and a growing market for electric vehicles and other battery-powered technologies is reigniting interest in a mineral deposit believed to be the richest in North America.

Shortly before the 2023-24 school year begins, an empty hallway of Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School, a tribal K-12 school near Bena located on the Leech Lake Reservation.

What Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School's fight to eliminate PFAS says about Indian Country’s ‘forever chemical’ problem

Late last year, tests conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency revealed the school’s drinking water wells were contaminated with PFAS. As the United States begins to crack down on PFAS contamination, Indigenous communities are getting left behind.

A stream runs through Northern Minnesota on a sunny summer day. The words "SEASON WATCH PODCAST/ streaming now" are superimposed on the image.

Season Watch Podcast: Let's augment your August

Hit the brakes, friends! This month we're talking about wildlife on the road and early signs of oncoming fall.