CWD scare will be with Minnesota deer hunters for a long time to comeApril 12, 2011 5:00 AMBy Chris KolbertOnly one infected wild deer has been found. Even so, the threat demands vigilance.
New BWCA checklist: a paddle, fishing pole and a cell phoneApril 11, 2011 2:58 AMBy Michael OlsonA five day trial beginning this week in Hennepin County will determine if AT&T can build a cell phone tower visible from many locations within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. AT&T argues local residents ought to be able to get better service and that service would increase public safety within the wilderness. Environmentalists counter that the tower would put birds at risk and spoil the rare wilderness experience.
BWCA cellphone tower lawsuit heads to trialApril 10, 2011 1:55 PMBy Steve Karnowski, Associated PressAn environmental group is going to court Monday to try to block AT&T's plan to build a 450-foot tower near the edge of the pristine wilderness area on Minnesota's border with Ontario.
Snow geese pose dilemma for wildlife managersApril 9, 2011 12:00 PMAfter more than a decade of intensive hunting pressure to trim the numbers of snow geese that fly through North Dakota and western Minnesota, the midcontinent population of the birds remains too high. The snow geese continue to threaten the fragile arctic coastline where they spend their summers.
Play3min 51secDNR may be granted greater inspection authority to combat zebra musselsApril 8, 2011 5:00 AMBy Stephanie HemphillLegislation authorizes mandatory inspections at or near water access points. If inspectors find an invasive species, they can require the boat or other equipment to go through a decontamination process.
Coming to a vacant lot near you, the neighborhood farmApril 7, 2011 5:44 PMBy Madeleine BaranMinneapolis opens the door for farmers to turn vacant lots into commercial farms.
Testing for CWD in deer turns up nothingApril 7, 2011 11:53 AMBy Elizabeth BaierOfficials with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources have ended a special deer hunt to test for chronic wasting disease.
DNR investigating extent of fish winterkills in Minn. lakesApril 7, 2011 7:46 AMBy Elizabeth DunbarHundreds of dead fish are appearing as the ice melts on some Minnesota lakes this spring.
Play3min 42secXcel Energy pulls out of wind farm plan over rare bird concernsApril 7, 2011 5:00 AMBy Mark SteilThe whooping crane and piping plover puts plans for the $400 million, 150-megawatt Merricourt Wind Project on hold.
Play53min 53secWhat's the future of renewable energy?April 7, 2011 12:00 AMPresident Obama has called for America to cut its oil imports by one-third by 2025, and to get 80 percent of its electricity from clean energy sources by 2035. Does America have the technology, and the political will, to make this vision a reality?