The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld a state agency’s decision to deny an iron ore mine and processing plant’s request to ...

To aid in restoration across the state, the Michigan Wild Rice Initiative, comprising tribes indigenous to the Great Lakes ...

The court sided with the MPCA, which rejected U.S. Steel's request to allow sulfate levels nearly eight times higher than the ...

In a novel attempt to enforce a longstanding Minnesota rule protecting wild rice, the Environmental ... peppered its brief with pictures of flattened rice beds and rotting stalks collected in ...

Records show wild rice was common around the turn of the 20th century, but poor water quality caused die-offs in the 1980s. Today, it's making a big return on the river.

who advocates say disturb wild rice beds — allowing for tribal nations and those who enjoy outdoor recreation a respectful existence. The other part of the bill would limit the exposure from ...

Leanna Goose grew up ricing manoomin (wild rice) as a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe ... and water fluctuations can disrupt an entire rice bed. “This past ricing season was a tough one for ...