Forest panel seeks ideas on how to spend $400,000July 20, 2010 6:17 AMAn advisory committee to the Superior National Forest has $400,000 to spend on projects, and it's looking for ideas on how to spend it.
In the Gulf, biggest mess may be the legal one yet to comeJuly 20, 2010 5:00 AMBy David LebedoffIn the Exxon Valdez case, a relatively small number of claimants waited decades. That mustn't happen in the Gulf.
Obama launches policy to protect oceansJuly 19, 2010 8:43 PMThe Obama administration on Monday announced a new national policy for strengthening the way the U.S. manages its oceans and coasts, and the Great Lakes.
Feds: Oil, gas leaking from cap on ruptured wellJuly 19, 2010 3:58 PMOil is leaking from the cap on BP's ruptured oil well, but federal officials intend to leave it in place for now.
5 Great Lakes states sue feds over Asian carpJuly 19, 2010 11:08 AMBy Bob Kelleher and John Flesher, Associated PressMinnesota has joined four other Great Lakes states in a lawsuit to block the movement of asian carp.
Play4min 43secDebate emerges over oil drilling in the Great LakesJuly 19, 2010 10:46 AMBy Cathy WurzerIt may surprise you that one of the hot issues in the Wisconsin U.S. Senate race this year concerns drilling for oil in the Great Lakes. Putting the politics aside, this got us wondering if drilling for oil in the Great Lakes is a real possibility.
Committee recommends lottery money for loons, Lake VermilionJuly 16, 2010 7:10 PMBy Stephanie HemphillThe new Lake Vermilion State Park could get a small chunk of money to improve access and develop trails, under a recommendation from the Legislative-Citizen Committee on Minnesota Resources.
BP encouraged that capped-off oil well still holdsJuly 16, 2010 6:47 AMBP said its capped-off well appeared to be holding steady Friday morning, almost midway into a white-knuckle waiting period in which engineers watched the pressure gauges for signs of a leak.
Play4min 05secBuilding a house that heats, powers itselfJuly 16, 2010 3:00 AMBy Stephanie HemphillOne western Wisconsin man is building a house that will produce practically all the heat and power it needs. It's based on a German approach to home-building, called Passive House.
BP: No oil leaking into Gulf from busted wellJuly 15, 2010 2:38 PMThe announcement Thursday came after company officials said all valves had been shut on a new cap over the busted well in an experiment to stop the spill.