$3.4M contract to restore islands on MississippiJune 10, 2010 6:38 AMA La Crosse, Wis., company has been awarded a $3.4 million contract to restore islands, and ultimately wildlife habitat, in the Mississippi River.
Stimulus money helps diesel train engines run cleanerJune 9, 2010 3:50 PMBy Elizabeth DunbarTwo diesel locomotives that run between the metro area and South Dakota used to sit with their engines idling for hours to keep from freezing.
Drilling moratorium challenged by offshore companyJune 9, 2010 10:13 AMThe ban on deepwater petroleum drilling in the Gulf of Mexico is being challenged by a Louisiana oil services company that claims the federal government has not shown justification for the shutdown.
BP: More oil-collecting help converging on GulfJune 9, 2010 10:09 AMHelp is on the way to bolster the work being done to contain the crude spewing from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, including a tanker from the North Sea that will provide an important assist, the point man for the government's response to the disaster said Wednesday.
Some NE Minn. officials glum over park land dealJune 9, 2010 9:48 AMWhile Gov. Tim Pawlenty and others are celebrating a deal to acquire land for a new state park on Lake Vermilion, some St. Louis County commissioners are brooding.
Play5min 16secPlans finalized for new state park at Lake VermilionJune 9, 2010 9:10 AMBy Cathy WurzerA new state park in northeastern Minnesota could be open for hiking as soon as this fall. Gov. Pawlenty and a top U.S. Steel executive have finalized a deal in which the state will buy three thousand acres on the shore of Lake Vermilion for $18 million. Cathy Wurzer talked to Courtland Nelson,Director of Parks and Trails at the Department of Natural Resources, who estimated the park could have 300 thousand visitors a year.
Play2min 27secLessons learned from the oil spillJune 8, 2010 12:12 PMBy Peter SmithWatch it on TV or follow it on the Internet, and the Gulf oil spill seems both surreal and far away. But essayist Peter Smith says the lessons of the spill apply right here in Minnesota.
Highway near Virginia to move for taconite miningJune 8, 2010 8:51 AMThe Minnesota Department of Transportation will relocate part of U.S. Highway 53 near Virginia so United Taconite can mine beneath the current highway.
Emerald ash borer experts strategize ways to combat the beetleJune 7, 2010 9:15 AMBy Rupa ShenoyNational and state experts will attend a summit in Minneapolis on Tuesday centered on ways to combat the emerald ash borer.
Long road to oil cleanup looms over Gulf CoastJune 7, 2010 6:36 AMA wellhead cap at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico is slowly pinching off a geyser of oil spewing from the earth, but there's no containing much of the crude that's already escaped, a reality becoming increasingly evident on the region's beaches.