MPUC cleans up Big Stone
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The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) unanimously voted Tuesday to approve environmental upgrades to Otter Tail Power’s large Big Stone coal-fired power plant near Milbank, S.D. Continue Reading
Building student success in the Hmong community
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Located in St Paul, close to the state fairgrounds, Hmong College Preparatory Academy (HCPA) currently serves approximately 700 students. 95% of the student body lives in poverty. Continue Reading
Vikings or not, Arden Hills site important
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Although some attention around a new Minnesota Vikings stadium in the Twin Cities has shifted to a possible Minneapolis site, the team’s preferred location in Arden Hills should not be forgotten. And that’s with or without a stadium.
Asian carp’s growing threat
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A shock went through the Upper Midwest fishing industry and conservationist community last week as the Department of Natural Resources announced that tests for Asian carp came out positive above the Coon Rapids Dam.
Still cleaning man-made disaster
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As a youngster, I saw a news story that described how the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) helped to protect human health and the environment from pollution and hazardous waste.
Minnesota’s health disparity issue
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While education policymakers focus on Minnesota’s achievement gap, health care disparities tend not to garner the same attention outside the medical community.
Smaller farms, big community impact
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Working an agricultural operation the size of a football filed or two—mostly by hand—Adam Ellefson is not your typical Minnesota farmer.
The unsung need for resource protection
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If you are looking forward to some skiing this upcoming season, chances are the snow you enjoy on the slope will not have fallen from the sky per the natural order of things.
Spasms of discontent
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Former governor Jesse Ventura may be forced to run for president or become a dual American/Mexican citizen as a response to having his lawsuit against Continue Reading
Don’t dismiss CLASS just yet
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Long-term care is a major health expense for which a majority of us are not covered. Thus, the federal government took a bold step to address this issue through CLASS.