UMD scientists have deployed a new tool in their efforts to understand Lake Superior. The tool, a solar powered buoy, was deployed by the Large Lakes Observatory on Tuesday and is already generating data about air and water temperatures.
The federal government has recognized three Minnesota-based companies for leadership in protecting health and the environment through energy efficiency achievements.
You want reform of state government, you may not have a better shot than with a large budget shortfall. But state lawmakers are going to have to get their negotiating act together soon if real long-term answers are going to be part of the budget solution. This was the takeaway from a state leadership forum at the Humphrey Institute Monday.
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Check into a live blog featuring current Minnesota legislators and budget-makers. The event at the Humphrey Institute, will look at whether common ground can be found on the $5 billion budget shortfall.
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A 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.
The Minnesota Twins have their first home game today at Target Field. It is the second season they will play at the park that provides fans with an outdoor experience. One of the factors at the park is that it favors pitchers.
Two-hundred Minnesota National Guard soldiers are heading to Moorhead to help combat rising flood waters. The troops snapped into action after Gov. Mark Dayton declared a flood emergency in 46 counties.
Republican U.S. Sen. John Hoeven of North Dakota wants to change a rule that prohibits a permanent flood dike where FEMA money is spent to buy a flood prone home.