Environment

Five Northern Minnesota soil and water conservation districts were awarded funds to help prevent and clean up garbage and other waste left on the ice.

Minneapolis-based Mortenson Development wrote in a letter that it wishes to host a public open house before proceeding.

In a lawsuit filed Nov. 5, 2025, the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy joined the grassroots Stop the Hermantown Data Center group to demand further environmental review on a proposed data center.

The updates include a stronger focus on collaboration, community benefits and workforce needs, according to Our Minnesota Climate. It also includes greenhouse gas forecasting.

The walleye population is in "excellent shape," but the winter fishery is so popular, the limit is one lower than it was for open water season.

Public comment on Hermantown's environmental review for "light industrial development" is open through Sept. 30, 2025. The Star Tribune reports the project is a data center.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is taking feedback on experimental and special fishing regulations for Rabideau, Sand, Platte and Rainy lakes through Sept. 30, 2025.

The Itasca County Soil and Water Conservation District contacted the DNR after finding the invasive species on multiple samplers.

The nonprofit American Bear Association aims to turn a site with an unsafe bear-feeding history into an educational opportunity.

The restoration goals of the project aim to undo some of the water diversion decisions made a century ago in Minnesota that led to degradation of wetlands and peatlands.