Dakota Access developer's new pipeline rankling regulators
The federal commission that oversees gas pipelines told Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners last week to clean up its mess before it will allow the Rover Pipeline to flow.
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Climate scientist says he was demoted for speaking out on climate change
Joel Clement, who was director of the Interior Department's Office of Policy Analysis during the Obama administration, says in a newspaper op-ed that he was reassigned to an "accounting office."
Want to slow global warming? Researchers say answer may lie in family planning
A recent study shows that the biggest way to reduce climate change is by having fewer children, but, says one of its authors, the report isn't meant to tell people how to plan their futures.
Aspen Ideas Festival: Rural Realities, Problems and Opportunities
Three speakers suggest ways small communities can find a better future: Molly Hemstreet of Morganton, North Carolina, Rob Riley of New Hampshire, and Kelly Ryan of Wisconsin Rapids.
Minnesota scientists dive deep to learn why walleye are stressed
Nine of Minnesota's largest lakes are part of a new study that aims to gain a deeper understanding of how life works under the waves.
'It's raining needles': Drug crisis creates pollution threat
People, often children, risk getting stuck by discarded needles, raising the prospect they could contract blood-borne diseases such as hepatitis or HIV or be exposed to remnants of heroin or other drugs.
Forest bathing: A retreat to nature can boost immunity and mood
If hiking is about a destination, forest bathing is about an immersion of the senses into the natural world. It's the newest wellness trend, and studies suggest several health benefits.
Bill backing PolyMet land swap gets first hearing in Congress
DFL U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan is backing a bill that would permit a land swap between the U.S. Forest Service and the controversial PolyMet mine development. Environmental groups have sued to block the exchange.
Listen: Roundtable on environmental justice
What does it mean to be an environmental activist in an age of urgency and inertia?
No offense, American bees, but your sperm isn't cutting it
U.S. bees are in trouble, and one of the major threats is a deadly parasite called varroa mite. So researchers are importing sperm from European bees resistant to mites to toughen up America's stock.
Trump denies disaster declaration for Dakota Access pipeline
The Trump administration has denied a request from Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum for a "major disaster declaration" to help cover some of the estimated $38 million cost to police protests of the Dakota Access pipeline.
MPR 50th anniversary: Live broadcast from Ely, Minn.
A special MPR 50th anniversary broadcast live from Ely with Minnesota Public Radio News host Tom Weber.
Scientists say massive iceberg has broken off in Antarctica
A vast iceberg with twice the volume of Lake Erie has broken off from a key floating ice shelf in Antarctica, scientists said. Researchers are watching closely to see whether climate change is affecting the phenomenon.
Lake Minnetonka zebra mussel study tests population control
Researchers from the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District and the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center are testing low doses of a copper-based product to kill off or at least slow the spread of zebra mussel larvae, known as veligers.
House panel to consider bill preserving Great Lakes cleanup
A House appropriations subcommittee is scheduled to consider a bill that includes $300 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
Reading, writing and fracking? What the oil industry teaches Oklahoma students
Oklahoma's oil industry is spending millions on science lessons for public schools. But environmentalists say omitting climate change leaves students unprepared.
After Supreme Court victory, peat mine proposal's fate in DNR's hands
A site where Hawkes Company hopes to mine peat has been deemed to have high biodiversity significance, meaning it would need to be restored to equivalent or better habitat.
The fight for Native fishing rights in Minn., Wis.
A 1983 U.S. Supreme Court decision ensuring that Native Americans in Wisconsin had the right to spearfish was met with raucous protests. The same would soon follow in Minnesota.
Watch: Franken, Letterman take on climate change
For Sen. Franken, it's an effort to "fight back" against the creeping apathy and disregard toward science and climate change.
While corals die along the Great Barrier Reef, humans struggle to adjust
It's the world's biggest coral reef system, home to some 400 types of coral. In the past 18 months, rising ocean temperatures helped cause the single greatest loss of coral ever recorded there.