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Jimmy Lovrien

Environment reporter

Jimmy Lovrien covers environment-related issues, including mining, energy and climate, for the Duluth News Tribune. He interned at the paper in summer 2015 and was hired full time in fall 2017 after graduating from the College of St. Scholastica.

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 218-723-5332

Environmental groups argue that removing protections could reopen wolf hunting and destabilize populations.
The Wood Lake Fire remained at 27 acres for the second day in a row and was 25% contained as of Sunday evening.
Mike Lufholm, 36, of Minneapolis, was born and raised in Duluth and became a father last month.
The fire, which prompted the closure of one entry point and numerous lakes and portages, remains 0% contained, the U.S. Forest Service said Friday.
It's the latest funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to go to projects backed by Minnesota Power or its parent company Allete.
The 3-acre fire on Wood Lake was detected Tuesday morning and is suspected to be caused by humans. The U.S. Forest Service has closed several lakes, portages and Entry Point #26 into Wood Lake.
The bus rolled with 21 students on board, but they only experienced minor, non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
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The investigation is ongoing, and charges could still be filed, according to the head of the St. Louis County Attorney's Office's criminal division.
“Here, there is sufficient evidence that permits a reasonable juror to conclude that Cliffs’ conduct was anticompetitive,” the federal judge wrote. The case heads to a jury trial in a district court.
As governor, Walz has no regulatory authority over the Japanese firm's proposed purchase of the Pittsburgh-based steelmaker and iron ore miner and avoided taking a public position — until Tuesday.