 being paid, families sustaining wages and benefits. Over the winter, XL closed the first generator at the Sherco coal plant. The remaining units will be phased out over the next five years. The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe in northern Minnesota is celebrating the restoration of nearly 12,000 acres of land to its tribal boundaries. In 2020, a federal law was passed allowing the tribe to collaborate with the U.S. Forest Service to select parcels of land while respecting existing property rights.