Jimmy Lovrien

The News Tribune visited the sites of fires from one, five, 15, 19 and 20 years ago to show what the areas burned in this summer’s fires could look like in the future.

That's on top of climate change, which has caused Duluth winters to warm about 6 degrees since 1970.

Researchers and forest officials say the recent wildfires will help rejuvenate the fire-dependent ecosystem. New life was already sprouting out of the ashen forest floor in September.

Summer wildfires contribute to restoring forest resilience ON THE ECHO TRAIL, MINN. — Jeff Kroll walked through an ashen, moonlike landscape when a bright green patch of new life caught his eye.

The tech giant will instead pay property taxes on its proposed 1.7-million-square-foot data center.

Minnesota Power wants to build two 1.6-mile-long, 230-kilovolt lines linking its adjacent Arrowhead Substation to Google’s proposed 1.7-million-square-foot data center in Hermantown.

The ordinance, expected since the City Council adopted the shuttered course's land use study in August, will have its first reading during the Monday, Oct. 26, meeting.

But two city councilors, who abstained from the vote, sought to delay considering the resolution until after next week's election.

The City Council was set to consider key permits for the project Monday, but opponents shut down the meeting. Councilors postponed to Tuesday before canceling. A new date has not been set.

The City Council was set to consider key permits for the project Monday, but opponents shut down the meeting. Councilors postponed it to Tuesday, then canceled it and rescheduled it for Friday.