An up-close view of the effects of climate changeAugust 31, 2010 2:20 PMBy Chuck DaytonIn Greenland, global warming is something you can see and hear.
Play4min 04secReport: Residents exposed to PFCs unlikely to get sickAugust 31, 2010 1:48 PMBy Stephanie HemphillThe Minnesota Department of Health says it's unlikely that people in the east metro who have been exposed to PFCs will experience adverse health effects.
Report: Climate science panel needs change at topAugust 30, 2010 12:44 PMBy Seth Borenstein, Associated PressScientists reviewing the acclaimed but beleaguered international climate change panel called Monday for major changes in the way it's run, but stopped short of calling for the ouster of the current leader.
3M to acquire Cogent for about $933 millionAugust 30, 2010 8:16 AMBy Martin MoylanMaplewood-based 3M expects to pay nearly $1 billion for Cogent Inc., a California maker of automated systems that read fingerand palm prints.
EPA denies bid to ban lead in hunting ammunitionAugust 28, 2010 10:00 AMBy Fred FrommerThe Environmental Protection Agency on Friday denied a petition by five environmental groups to ban lead in hunting ammunition, saying the issue is not within the agency's jurisdiction.
Oberstar pushes for faster action on mine proposalAugust 27, 2010 6:10 PMBy Stephanie HemphillU.S. Rep. James Oberstar, who represents Minnesota's 8th Congressional District, joined local leaders in Hoyt Lakes Friday to express their impatience with the environmental review of a proposed copper-nickel mine.
Play53min 52secWhat is the future of renewable energy in America?August 27, 2010 10:36 AMTed Turner, T. Boone Pickens, and Thomas Friedman gather at the 7th annual American Renewable Energy Day conference in Aspen, Colorado to discuss how to wean America of its dependence on foreign oil.
Mott Foundation gives $500K for anti-carp effortsAugust 27, 2010 7:03 AMThe Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is giving $500,000 to the Great Lakes Commission to help it find ways to prevent invasive Asian carp from entering the lakes.
Newscastle disease poses threat to Minnesota's poultry flocksAugust 26, 2010 3:50 PMBy Mark SteilA virulent strain of Newcastle disease, a virus killing hundreds of wild birds in Minnesota, poses a threat to Minnesota's poultry flocks, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Report: Big Stone's coal ash polluting groundwaterAugust 26, 2010 2:20 PMBy Stephanie HemphillA report from three environmental groups says coal ash stored at the Big Stone power plant in South Dakota, near the Minnesota border, is polluting groundwater.