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ST. PAUL -- A judicial panel recommends the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission reject an electric transmission project in western Minnesota that is linked to the proposed Big Stone II power...

WILLMAR -- Dr. James Hansen has penned letters to everyone from the Prime Ministers of Australia and the United Kingdom to Jim Rogers, CEO of Duke Energy, asking all of...

FERGUS FALLS -- Extensive studies and analysis by the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources show that Big Stone II's use of water from Big Stone Lake will...

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BIG STONE -- Water appropriation permits for the Big Stone II power plant have put the managers of the dam at the south end of Big Stone Lake in a...

ST. PAUL -- Energy experts and utility officials disagree over the potential cost of a proposed coal-fueled power plant and related transmission line improvements. Officials from five utilities seeking regulatory...

WILLMAR -- Two administrative law judges will consider a proposal next week to build and operate electric transmission lines in western Minnesota to serve a scaled-back version of the Big...

MONTEVIDEO -- A local environmental organization is charging that mercury levels in fish sampled in the Granite Falls and Montevideo area are higher than in fish tested elsewhere in the...

WILLMAR -- Despite concerns about putting too many eggs in one basket, the Willmar Municipal Utilities is increasing its request for power from the Big Stone II power plant from...

WILLMAR -- Willmar Utilities Commission members say they need more questions answered before they commit to buying power from the proposed Big Stone II power plant. Commissioners again tabled a...

WILLMAR -- The Willmar Municipal Utilities Commission must decide by Jan. 1 how much energy it wants to buy from the proposed Big Stone II power plant in eastern South...

WILLMAR -- Rising construction costs and concerns over global warming are leading utilities to drop plans for new coal plants in the United States. The Associated Press reported that proposals...

ST. PAUL -- A plan to build electric transmission lines in western Minnesota is static as utilities behind the project scale back their design for the related Big Stone II...

WILLMAR -- An energy consultant thinks the cost of the proposed Big Stone II power plant will increase, now that two of seven owners have withdrawn from the project. "The...

MONTEVIDEO -- A newly announced agreement requiring the partners in the Big Stone II power project to greatly reduce mercury emissions and to offset carbon dioxide emissions has not allayed...