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#AgateMag is an online magazine about #nature, #science and #conservation in #Minnesota and the surrounding #GreatLakes Region.

 Duluth, MN
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Nonprofits organize Town Hall on rising costs of electricity as Minnesota Power plans rate hike a year after being taken over by venture capitalists. Friday, Nov. 13, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 835 W College St, Duluth, MN tinyurl.com/yck7mtjp
Power People Can Afford ⋆ CURE

Power People Can Afford ⋆ CURE

November 13, 2026 • 6pm UUCD Social Hall-Duluth Join CURE, Twin Ports DSA, Duluth Indivisible, MN Interfaith Power & Light, Stop the Hermantown Data Center, Health Professionals for a Healthy...

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New on Agate Magazine: Ishkode--fire--comes back to Minnesota Point tinyurl.com/yku63jc9
Ishkode—fire—comes back to Minnesota Point

Ishkode—fire—comes back to Minnesota Point

Tribal leaders and firefighters from a dozen agencies gathered at the eastern end of Minnesota Point in early October to “carry fire” to a fire-dependent ecosystem that hasn’t seen a controlled burn...

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Don't miss on Agate Magazine: tinyurl.com/2uwne795 Saving Sibley Prairie
Saving Sibley Prairie

Saving Sibley Prairie

Clarion call for contributions

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Google data center vote postponed in Hermantown following two hours of protests

Google data center vote postponed in Hermantown following two hours of protests

Monday’s meeting postponement is the latest indication of just how contentious proposed data centers have become in Minnesota and across the nation in advance of the midterm election, as tech giants...

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Rochester Post Bulletin: Utilities commission moves forward Lemon Hill solar project tinyurl.com/mr29u6cn Despite an administrative law judge's recommendation against the project.
Utilities commission moves forward Lemon Hill solar project

Utilities commission moves forward Lemon Hill solar project

The proposed utility-scale solar farm is moving through the permitting process despite an administrative law judge's recommendation against the project.

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New on Agate Magazine: an inspiring story about saving a rare ecological oasis just 15 miles from Detroit. tinyurl.com/2uwne795
Saving Sibley Prairie

Saving Sibley Prairie

Clarion call for contributions

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DTE's proposed long term plan has hidden risks due to data centers, environmental group says tinyurl.com/5vawvwcc
DTE's proposed long term plan has hidden risks due to data centers, environmental group says

DTE's proposed long term plan has hidden risks due to data centers, environmental group says

DTE Energy says its new proposed long-term energy plan meets state laws and reduces carbon emissions while ensuring reliability and affordability. Sierra Club Michigan says the plan involves hidden...

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Don't miss on Agate Magazine: Minnesota tries to protect low-income, minority communities from unfair levels of pollution tinyurl.com/3vefksy5
Minnesota tries to protect low-income, minority communities from unfair levels of pollution

Minnesota tries to protect low-income, minority communities from unfair levels of pollution

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency sets rules for a law designed to protect low-income communities and people of color from unfair pollution burdens.

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PUC approves solar array for Prairie’s Edge Casino Resort tinyurl.com/yt6yxshc@duluthn…
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Is it time to rethink the Northeast’s cap-and-trade system? tinyurl.com/39xnp2fz
Is it time to rethink the Northeast's cap-and-trade system?

Is it time to rethink the Northeast's cap-and-trade system?

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative isn’t having the same emissions-cutting effect it used to. As power bills rise, some wonder if it is worth…

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Michigan township advances plans for a 400-MW battery storage project that would include about $6.6 million in payments to the township over 20 years tinyurl.com/a57nu6x2
Planning commission approves 400-megawatt battery storage project

Planning commission approves 400-megawatt battery storage project

The township is working on a $6.6M local benefit agreement.

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Michigan power outage credits increase to $44 as lawmakers push utility reforms - mlive.com

Michigan Local News, Breaking News, Sports & Weather

Get the latest Michigan local news, sports, weather, entertainment and breaking updates on mlive.com

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NebPublicMedia: Data center opposition is growing, with Nebraskans crossing party lines in protest tinyurl.com/4kmjxrrd
Data center opposition is growing, with Nebraskans crossing party lines in protest

Data center opposition is growing, with Nebraskans crossing party lines in protest

Big tech companies are facing formidable opposition from a coalition of people across the political spectrum. Meanwhile, local elected officials find themselves scrambling to draft regulations and...

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MilwaukeeJS: DNR livid Line 5 work has resumed without permits at gas spill site tinyurl.com/ymxjyuvx

DNR livid Line 5 work has resumed without permits at gas spill site

DNR claims pattern of noncompliance in calling for Canadian energy giant to take Wisconsin officials' concerns seriously.

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WPR: Federal data shows August Enbridge leak is the largest reported oil and gas spill in Wisconsin https://tinyurl.com2b8m/yh7n
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NRDC: Nitrogen Pollution in Minnesota's Central Sands Region tinyurl.com/4d2jua4x Interactive maps. Fascinating. Worrisome.
Nitrogen Pollution

Nitrogen Pollution

in Minnesota's Central Sands Region

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Don't miss on Agate Magazine: Human geography on the St. Croix River tinyurl.com/bdzxd3aa The fascinating story of early European explorers, native people, maps, and other forms of geographic communication.
Human geography on the St. Croix River

Human geography on the St. Croix River

Maps mark the paths of time.

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Fascinating research on fires in the BWCA! tinyurl.com/yvzsf45b
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Interlochen Public Radio: Michigan tribes say 'flawed' federal review of Line 5 project violates treaty rights tinyurl.com/2zhwcx73
Michigan tribes say 'flawed' federal review of Line 5 project violates treaty rights

Michigan tribes say 'flawed' federal review of Line 5 project violates treaty rights

The proposal to replace an aging segment of the Line 5 pipeline in the Great Lakes still needs state approval. Tribal nations say a permit approval by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was a breach of...

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BridgeMichigan: State issues Line 5 permits despite conceding its ‘significant impacts’ tinyurl.com/3w54aj5j
State issues Line 5 permits despite conceding its ‘significant impacts’ - Bridge Michigan

State issues Line 5 permits despite conceding its ‘significant impacts’ - Bridge Michigan

State agencies said the pipeline tunnel construction would affect Native American burial sites, wetlands and threatened and endangered species but concluded the benefits of the tunnel outweigh the...

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