Play3min 38secGovernor, Legislature headed for collision over the environmentMay 20, 2011 5:00 AMBy Stephanie HemphillDayton promises to veto bill that would cut funding for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Department of Natural Resources.
Play4min 07secRetailers get into the act of recycling electronicsMay 19, 2011 12:00 AMBy Martin MoylanRetailers are increasingly helping customers recycle everything from cell phones and printer cartridges to computers and TVs. That's made retailers important players in the effort to control electronic waste in Minnesota.
Play2min 55secFederal government clears path for Prairie Island extensionMay 18, 2011 12:10 AMBy Stephanie HemphillThe federal government says there are no environmental concerns that would prevent extending the life of the Prairie Island nuclear power plant.
Minn. fishing license sales down 30 percent from 2010May 17, 2011 2:39 PMSales of Minnesota fishing licenses before this year's opener were down nearly 30 percent compared with the same time last year.
Play3min 27secResidents demand relief against rising waters of Devils Lake in N.D.May 17, 2011 2:33 PMBy Dan GundersonDevils Lake in North Dakota is forcing hundreds of farmers off the land. About 1,000 residents who live around the lake rallied this week to demand relief from the flooding lake.
Native groups sue over polar bear critical habitatMay 14, 2011 12:00 PMAlaska Native groups worried about losing tax revenues and royalties from oil development filed a lawsuit Friday challenging the federal government's designation of critical habitat for threatened polar bears on the state's oil-rich North Slope.
There goes the neighborhood: Vikings stadium threatens way of life in Arden HillsMay 14, 2011 5:00 AMBy Hans MolenaarHave we become so dependent on growth that we must build on every vacant inch of land?
If only the state took toxic metals as seriously as invasive speciesMay 13, 2011 10:52 AMBy C.A. ArnesonElected officials fall all over themselves to protect Minnesota's lakes from aquatic invaders. They should show as much concern over sulfide mining.
Play7min 10secWho's to blame for sediment choking Lake Pepin?May 12, 2011 4:15 PMBy Mark SteilA new MPCA report essentially blames farmers for the sediment that is choking Lake Pepin, a wide part of the Mississippi River. But some farmers and researchers say more precipitation is to blame.
Rally for wild rice protection to greet Dayton at fishing openerMay 12, 2011 12:08 PMBy Stephanie HemphillA rally to support protection for wild rice will greet Gov. Mark Dayton at the fishing opener this weekend in northern Minnesota.