coal

The lignite industry in North Dakota provides affordable and reliable electricity to about 2 million people in the Upper Midwest, many of them in northern and western Minnesota. The state’s...

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday issued objections to an air quality permit for the Big Stone II coal-fired power plant in Milbank, S.D., a move that doesn't kill the...

WILLMAR -- Debate over the Big Stone II power plant returns to the center stage Tuesday in St.

By Tom Cherveny West Central Tribune BENSON -- If compromise is needed to craft an American energy policy, the Benson Bakery might be the place to make it happen.

By Scott Wente St. Paul Capitol Bureau ST. PAUL - A judicial panel recommends the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission reject an electric transmission project in western Minnesota that is linked...