Environment
The governor said he is not taking a position on the contentious Line 3 replacement plan. But he said a judge's recommendation to run the new oil pipeline where the old one sits doesn't seem feasible because it runs through tribal lands.
Debbie Kraft offers Christian mentorship to kids and teens, while encouraging them to do things like care for the environment, water ski, wakeboard and fish.
Health experts warn the units pollute too much. The industry warns tighter EPA standards will force higher costs on consumers. Minnesota is home to the nation's largest wood boiler builder, and wood heat is hugely popular here.
The EPA administrator wants to restrict the science used by the agency in its decision-making. Scientists are concerned it eliminates all good science in the process.
The band said the decision ignored Leech Lake's interests and the environmental risks of "this substandard pipeline."
A bill that would overturn local ordinances that ban non-recyclable containers cleared a committee, but may not make it to a floor vote.
Supporters and opponents of a proposed oil pipeline in northern Minnesota both saw something to like in a long-awaited report released late Monday.
"Really, I'm just trying to raise the profile of the issue, because 40 percent of our water is considered contaminated," said Jay Gustafson, who is paddling all 34 of the state's water trails.
State regulators are weighing whether to let Enbridge Energy build a new high-volume oil pipeline across northern Minnesota. The company says the new line is vital to the nation's energy needs and will be strong and safe. Environmentalists say it's a disaster waiting to happen. Is there a middle ground?
The seed mixes are used for conservation land and pollinator habitat. But some of those seeds contain an aggressive weed called Palmer amaranth.
Enbridge Energy wants to replace its aging Line 3 oil pipeline. The nearly 50-year-old pipeline has transported enormous amounts of crude from Canada, and been subject to multiple disasters.
Four people who broke into Enbridge Energy property in Minnesota in an effort to stop oil from flowing can argue they needed to shut the pipeline down, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Monday.
It finally feels like spring in Minnesota. Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer checked in with farmer Betsy Jensen for an update on spring planting and the growing season.
An administrative law judge on Monday issued a nonbinding recommendation that Minnesota regulators approve Enbridge's contentious Line 3 oil pipeline proposal, but only if it replaces the existing line in its current location -- not a new route as Enbridge has proposed.
The latest report from the Nature Conservancy focuses on different locations' capacity to support a variety of species despite climate change.
Removing pollutants from a body of water is costly, time-consuming and rare. But there are some success stories, and MPR News took a look at two of them.
The Lewis and Clark project in southwestern Minnesota will be completed this fall after nearly 30 years of waiting, bringing the city some much-needed water security.
A look at the future of the auto industry, and personal mobility, after Volkswagen's air emissions cheating scandal.
Zoologist Lucy Cooke says humans aren't doing animals any favors when we moralize their behavior. Her book The Truth About Animals is organized around "fact and not sentimentality."
Dust in the Rocky Mountain snow can cause elevated water runoff, and greater opportunities for forest fires.