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MONTEVIDEO -- The Minnesota River has landed once again on the list of the 10 Most Endangered Rivers in America, this time due to plans for the $1.6 billion, Big...

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...

MONTEVIDEO -- The Minnesota River Board is repeating its plea to Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota and Gov. Mike Rounds of South Dakota to reconvene the Boundary Waters Commission. Members...

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consultant thinks the cost of the proposed Big Stone II power plant will increase, now that two of seven owners have withdrawn from the project.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

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Great River Energy of Elk River is withdrawing as an owner of the $1.6 billion Big Stone II power plant, a new coal-fired power plant...

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...

MONTEVIDEO -- An alliance of citizens groups and landowners working to clean up the Minnesota River is asking Gov. Tim Pawlenty to reconvene the South Dakota-Minnesota Boundary Waters Commission. The...