SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Five California tribes will reclaim their right to manage coastal land significant to their history under a first-in-the-nation program backed with $3.6 million in state money. The tribes will rely on their traditional knowledge to protect more than 200 miles of ...

BOSTON (AP) — Boston health officials said Friday they're concerned about elevated levels of the coronavirus in the city's wastewater. The concentration of the virus in local wastewater has increased by 3.1% over the past week and by nearly 100% over the past two weeks, according to new ...

DAWSON — New growth in terms of economic growth and new crop varieties was in the spotlight at an event for area legislators on Thursday. A group of state lawmakers toured the PURIS pea protein plant near Dawson, and also spoke with representatives of the University of Minnesota’s Forever ...

ST. PAUL – Minnesota has joined North Dakota, Montana and Wisconsin in developing a regional clean hydrogen hub to help meet the nation’s clean energy, transportation, and agricultural needs, Gov. Tim Walz announced this week. “Minnesota is working to expand our clean energy economy ...

MANKATO — U. S. Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minnesota, toured the new Kasota Prairie Community Solar Garden north of Mankato Thursday. The $3 million, 4.5 megawatt solar garden with 4,000 solar panels on eight acres is estimated to provide power to 200 homes, according to solar officials. The ...

SANIBEL ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — Rotting fish and garbage lie scattered in Sanibel Island's streets. On the mainland, debris from washed-away homes is heaped in a canal like matchsticks. Huge shrimp boats sit perched amid the remains of a mobile home park. "Think of a snow globe. Pick it up and ...