A deep dive into the permitting process for the decades-old Northshore mine and the proposed PolyMet mine reveals a lot about the flaws in the system.
Book review: The Lost Forest
A children’s book explains a Minnesota mystery, with interesting information for adults and captivating artwork.
John Moyle: Minnesota’s Aldo Leopold
Learning about a man whose holistic thinking and scientific rigor continue to protect Minnesota’s natural resources decades after his death.
Will woodland caribou survive in the Lake Superior basin?
Human policy decisions may pose a more imminent threat to caribou than climate change.
Minnesota History magazine gives a nod to state’s early environmental laws
New article by Agate co-founder is based on long-running project to record interviews with influential advocates.
Book Review: Sustaining Lake Superior by Nancy Langston
Recent history offers lessons about how to clean up and protect the Greatest Lake.
Reporter’s Notebook: Environmental oral history project continues with John Herman
Key players in passage and uses of early environmental legislation are interviewed as part of an oral history project.
Dunes of the Leelanau
Exploring Michigan’s dynamic coastal environment
Reporter’s Notebook: Oral history project continues with Grant Merritt
Key players in passage and uses of early environmental legislation are interviewed as part of an oral history project.
Reporter’s Notebook: Environmental oral history project begins with Chuck Dayton
In the early 1970s, Minnesota legislators put key environmental protections into law. An oral history project aims to recall how the bills were passed with wide margins, and how effective the laws have been.