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For over a decade, workers at the Conwed factory in Cloquet, Minn., claim they unknowingly risked their health, causing some to develop lung abnormalities, while others lost their lives. Conwed, formerly known as the Wood Conversion Co., used asbestos in the production of its Lo-Tone mineral board and ceiling tile products, potentially exposing about 6,000 workers to the hazardous ingredient.
The first part in a three-part series on families that still have cabins within Isle Royale National Park. We take a look at the past — how these families came to the island and what life was like.
Getting a team of journalists out on a remote island isn't easy, but we made it happen.
United Steelworkers (USW) is making an effort to unionize miners at Northshore Mining Company. Steelworker officials are conducting an organizing campaign at Northshore's taconite mine in Babbitt and processing plant in Silver Bay to determine whether a majority of the facility's roughly 480 hourly-paid miners support USW representation. âWe're just trying to give them a voice,â John Arbogast, USW District 11 staff representative said. âWhat we tell them is once you have a union and a contract, everything like wages and pensions are in a contract and guaranteed.â USW repre...
The state agency said project is within expansions considered by its original 45-year-old review. 6:10 pm, Jun. 30, 2021 × An aerial view looking southeast at Cleveland-Cliffs’ Milepost 7 tailings basin. The area in the foreground is where the expansion would take place. (Clint Austin / 2020 file / caustin@duluthnews.com) Minnesota regulators said Northshore Mining's planned 650-acre tailings basin expansion doesn't require an environmental review and awarded the project a key water permit this week. In a 68-page environmental review of need determination, the Minnesota Departme...