The U.S. Department of Energy announced last week the awarding of four grants totaling over $8 million to the University of Minnesota’s Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI) to research and ...

Weaker selling prices across all of its operating segments resulted in a fourth quarter net loss of $89 million, United States Steel Corp. reported Jan. 30.

Putricia has been placed behind a velvet rope in Sydney's botanic gardens An endangered plant known as the "corpse flower" for its putrid stink is blooming in Australia - and captivating the ...

U.S. Steel’s other taconite mine and pellet plant. “U.S. Steel is committed to finding a solution that addresses sulfate at Keetac and Minntac,” Fulton said. “In addition, the convoluted ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to develop regulations for mercury and asbestos emissions from taconite plants. The industry is the Lake Superior Basin's largest source of ...

Promoting mutually beneficial relationships between plants and soil microbes that enhance nutrient acquisition by plants could improve crop production without increasing inorganic-fertilizer use.

With ice starting to build up on the Great Lakes, the U.S. Coast Guard has officially launched Operation Taconite, its annual icebreaking operation, for the 2024-25 winter season. The annual ice ...

She’s been assigned duty for Operation Taconite, which is keeping the shipping channels clear for vessel traffic. It’s the first time this crew has been in the Twin Ports. Seaman Justin Lawson ...

The $450 million dollar plant being built in Nashwauk by Mesabi Metallics is an attempt to convert the still-bountiful low-grade taconite ores directly to material that can be fed into a ...