Wisconsin wants input on impaired waters list
The Department of Natural Resources has proposed adding 32 lakes, beaches and rivers to the list and removing 25.
View ArticleEnvironment bills target invasive species
Minnesota House and Senate bills would establish a 21-day waiting period before a person can move a boat-lift, raft or dock to another body of water. They also establish a system of mandatory checks of...
View ArticleSt. Clair River power project hopes for trial run
A company that wants to use hundreds of floating turbines to generate electricity from water flowing in the St. Clair River between Michigan and Ontario, Canada, is hoping to make a trial run for the...
View ArticleCarp surveillance ramps up in Illinois
Illinois fisheries biologists netted two Asian carp in a Chicago lagoon Thursday as part of a stepped-up effort to track and remove the invasive species from Illinois waterways.
View ArticleStudies fuel debate over closing locks
As the Dayton administration and environmental organizations push Congress to permit the emergency closure of the navigational locks on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, two new government studies...
View ArticleWhite Bear Lake decline taking area with it, lawsuit claims
White Bear Lake’s receding shores have disturbed enough local residents and businesses that they’ve sued the state Department of Natural Resources, blaming the DNR’s aquifer management for the lake...
View ArticleETFE polymer among innovative materials in Vikings stadium design
The 1.6-million-square-foot Vikings stadium in downtown Minneapolis will have the largest clear ETFE roof in the world and the first on a stadium in the nation, according to those behind the design.
View ArticleWisconsin panel reduces stewardship bonding
Republicans have proposed dramatically scaling back the Department of Natural Resources’ ability to borrow to buy land through the state’s stewardship program.
View ArticleDNR to proceed with plans for Fort Snelling school
The Upper Mississippi Academy would serve students from prekindergarten through 12th grade.
View ArticleLawmakers compromise on sand mining
Critics of silica sand mining had hoped the Minnesota Legislature would adopt aggressive statewide rules to protect people and the environment.
View ArticleWhite Bear Lake retreat has big price tag
Businesses, homeowners and real estate agents who sell properties around and near White Bear Lake are suffering from the lake’s lowered water levels.
View Article5 years later, new Minnesota park comes along
If all goes as planned, Lake Vermilion State Park will welcome campers in a year or so. But that’s a big if.
View ArticleLocal move may ripple up and down St. Croix Valley
A local zoning change could test Minnesota’s ability to regulate development along the scenic St. Croix River.
View ArticleRegulators to review proposed mine expansion
Regulators will review the proposed expansion of a taconite mine after environmentalists warned of potential water pollution risks.
View ArticleModel ordinance on frac sand draws fire
After receiving complaints at a Sept. 18 meeting, the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board will go back to the drawing board.
View ArticleGrim forecast in climate adaptation report
Minnesotans face a future of more floods, droughts, extreme heat events and intense storms, according to a recent report from the state’s Interagency Climate Adaptation Team.
View ArticleNew tactics explored to protect groundwater
The DNR and other agencies are vowing to take action amid mounting concern over the depletion and contamination of Minnesota’s groundwater supplies.
View ArticleDNR to hold first public forum on PolyMet project
Mining supporters have chartered seven buses to help bring what they promise will be more than 500 people from the Iron Range to Duluth
View ArticleSenate panel approves Lessard-Sams package
A Senate panel on Wednesday approved the $109 million spending package proposed by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council for 2015.
View ArticleChanging the rules on the river
The St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce is among the groups warning new zoning and permitting rules proposed by the DNR could inhibit growth along a stretch of the Mississippi River.
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