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AuthorsChicagoDetroitFeature HomepageIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOntarioSean EricsonTorontoBuses vs. Trains: The Future of Public Transit in the Great Lakes Region
-As cities invest in greener, more accessible transit, a key debate emerges: sleek light rail or cost-effective bus rapid transit? The answer may depend more on perception than performance.
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Climate ChangeForests and PlantsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWildfires are getting worse. Can an old technique help control them?
-The Great Lakes will likely see more wildfires, but Ojibwe land practices could reduce future risks.
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AudioFeature HomepageHistory and CultureLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsRecreation and TourismTourismWisconsinPoints North: My lakes are better than your lakes
-Minnesota and Wisconsin are rivals at just about everything. So when Wisconsin’s secretary of tourism claimed Wisconsin had more lakes than Minnesota, the embers of an age-old debate were stoked.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsStaci Lola DrouillardAzhigwa Zhiiwaagamiziganike or She Makes Maple Sugar Right Now
-The 1854 Treaty Authority is asking tribal sap harvesters to share the details of their 2025 season in an effort to examine climate impacts on sugar maples.
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Books, Authors, Art and MusicForests and PlantsHistory and CultureLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsScience, Technology, ResearchPutting passion to pages: Minnesota authors release second guide to state wildflowers
-Two Minnesota nature enthusiasts have spent years chasing the state’s most elusive wildflowers. Their journey is now captured in their upcoming book.
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CollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsHow Trump’s trade war could impact US electricity prices — and state climate plans
-Northern states are depending on imported Canadian hydropower to clean up their grids. What happens now?
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Energy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsOil and gas projects fast-tracked, while Minnesota Power plans to quit fossil fuels
-More energy news with Amazon requesting diesel generators for its Minnesota data center and updates on Michigan’s Palisades nuclear power plant.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeStaci Lola DrouillardTribal Governments and First NationsNibi Chronicles: Invisible Borders
-Learn about how the creation of the U.S.-Canada border divided Ojibwe communities, creating issues around citizenship and land rights.
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DuluthHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsHow do you heal a sacred lake?
-When a sacred site is damaged after decades of pollution, who bears the responsibility for cleaning it up? And how do we know when the process is complete?
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Books, Authors, Art and MusicFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsScience, Technology, ResearchA different perspective on the fur trade
-Carl Gawboy, a Minnesota artist and Ojibwe scholar, explores the rich history of the fur trade in his book “Fur Trade Nation: An Ojibwe’s Graphic History.”
