Supreme Court Ruling Sends Line 5 Case Back to Michigan Courts, Intensifying Long-Running Pipeline Battle

Supreme Court Ruling Sends Line 5 Case Back to Michigan Courts, Intensifying Long-Running Pipeline Battle

(Photo: CBS) Michigan / Great Lakes Region — April 23, 2026 Michigan’s long-running legal fight over the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline entered a new phase Thursday following a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision that keeps the case in state court, removing a key...
Great Lakes BioBlitz Launches Massive Cross-Border Biodiversity Tracking Effort

Great Lakes BioBlitz Launches Massive Cross-Border Biodiversity Tracking Effort

(Photo: UMN) Great Lakes Region — April 22, 2026 The 2026 Sea Grant Great Lakes BioBlitz officially began on Earth Day across the United States and Canada, launching a month-long citizen science effort to document biodiversity throughout the Great Lakes basin. The...
Bruce Springsteen’s “Streets of Minneapolis”: A Protest Song Forged in Winter and Fire

Bruce Springsteen’s “Streets of Minneapolis”: A Protest Song Forged in Winter and Fire

(Photo: Bruce Springsteen) Minneapolis, Minnesota — January 30, 2026 Bruce Springsteen’s “Streets of Minneapolis” is one of the most direct protest songs of his career. Written in response to the January 2026 deployment of ICE in U.S. cities and the killing of Alex...
Minnesota Workers Stage Historic General Strike Amid ICE Surge and Civic Unrest

Minnesota Workers Stage Historic General Strike Amid ICE Surge and Civic Unrest

(Photo: WBUR) Minneapolis, MN — January 25, 2026 In what organizers are calling the largest general strike in Minnesota’s recent history, tens of thousands of workers across multiple sectors walked off the job on January 24, 2026, halting public transit, schools,...