The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted Xcel a second license extension for operating its 54-year-old Monticello reactor on the Mississippi River in Minnesota. The decision will ...

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is proposing a wastewater permit limiting the amount of hazardous chemicals allowed to be dumped into the Mississippi River from 3M’s Cottage Grove plant.

8, 2050. The plant is located about 40 miles northwest of Minneapolis, on the Mississippi River. Xcel has said continuing to operate its two Minnesota nuclear plants, at Prairie Island and ...

8, 2050. The plant is located about 40 miles northwest of Minneapolis, on the Mississippi River. Xcel has said continuing to operate its two Minnesota nuclear plants, at Prairie Island near Red ...

Momentum is building at the Minnesota Legislature to lift the 31-year-old moratorium on new nuclear plants, with newly empowered Republicans naming it a top priority and resistance softening among ...