Jimmy Lovrien

In August, @sam_erk, Steve Kuchera and I spent a week on Isle Royale collecting stories from the families that have had cabins there since before it was a national park. The first story in a three-part series was published Saturday: duluthnewstribune.com/community/hist…

@JackFromNoDak Lake Desor?

An island in a lake on an island in Lake Superior

There are no known taconite deposits on the 225,000 acres of federal land where mining is now banned for 20 years. And only 2 parcels contain slivers of native iron ore, which hasn't been mined in the state in almost 60 years duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/fac…

Glencore seeks to buy all remaining PolyMet shares, take it private duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/gle…

@CathyWurzer Maurice’s parking ramp … can usually get on the road before all the other traffic too

Hey #Duluth friends. If a person wanted to watch fireworks on the 4th but didn't want to deal with throngs at Canal Park, where might you go to watch??

ICYMI: The years-long environmental review process is underway for a proposed nickel mine an hour west of Duluth. duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/sta…

Duluth's Elevator A sees first ship in nearly a decade duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/dul…

The permit "does not ensure compliance with water quality requirements of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa," according to the Army Corps. duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/arm…

State awards Nashwauk leases to Cliffs, keeping Hibtac open for at least two more decades duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/sta…

Duluth-Twin Cities passenger rail is fully funded in a final transportation bill up for a hearing at 6p. Backers estimate the line would need about $100M from the state to unlock matching federal funds. With nearly twice that in this bill, NLX looks more likely than ever #mnleg

A neighborhood divided cannot stand

"I think people are going to now probably stop submitting resumes and looking for other jobs. ... This makes us being able to retire from here and continue to stay in this area a real possibility." duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/dnr…

#IStandWithEvan #FreeEvan

Once common, overflows of raw sewage into Lake Superior are rare after more than $160 million in upgrades to the regional wastewater system. duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/wls…

Based on the 2000s Black Friday energy in the Menards sump pump aisle, I’m not the only one who discovered their pump broke today

Glencore now owns 82% of PolyMet shares duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/gle…

Front Row Seat: Duluth's awkward 'climate-proof' buzz isn't going away duluthnewstribune.com/lifestyle/fron…

If passed, matching grants could be used for technology targeting either mercury or sulfate Another $2.1 mil would go toward @ummdnrri1 scaling up water treatment processes targeting sulfate, phosphate and PFAS More on the sulfate tech from @dan_kraker mprnews.org/story/2022/09/…

Mercury emissions by the taconite industry remain largely unchanged, despite a 72% reduction deadline in 2025. Companies have said it's too expensive or not technically feasible Could $17.6 million in state grants help them reduce mercury and sulfate? duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/tac…

It’s saltie season

Differing definitions, a changing shoreline and a 1920 U.S. Supreme Court case. How a few feet of Wisconsin wound up on the Minnesota side of the St. Louis River