It’s tempting to argue that boom times are coming, but trade and economic uncertainty cloud the crystal ball, Aaron Brown ...

TACONITE HARBOR, Minn. — If you've never heard of the town of Taconite Harbor, it might be because it doesn't exist anymore. "There's still a light pole. And this was Main Street right here," said ...

Taconite plants on Minnesota’s Iron Range will now get two extra years to comply with a rule that would have forced them to cut how much mercury they release into the air. A proclamation signed by ...

The University of Minnesota is requesting $6.25 million from the state Legislature to address the environmental, health and economic impacts of Minnesota’s mining industry. The multimillion-dollar ...

DULUTH — President Donald Trump is giving Minnesota’s taconite iron ore mines two more years to comply with a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency mandate to reduce their mercury emissions — a rule ...

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DULUTH — Federal regulators and the state’s two taconite mining and processing companies have agreed on limits for a pair of pollutants causing haze in the region’s national parks and wilderness areas ...

VIRGINIA, Minn. — It was a good year for taconite mining on northern Minnesota’s Iron Range. Production levels in 2010 were just below those during the peak year of 2008 and more than double those ...