Play4min 30secRock rapids replace aging dams to let Minn. rivers flowJuly 5, 2022 4:00 AMBy Kirsti MarohnMinnesota has hundreds of dams — many more than a century old that are reaching the end of their useful lives. Efforts are underway to replace them with alternatives that reconnect lakes and rivers and allow fish to move upstream.
State takes lead in U Twin Cities sewer explosion investigation July 2, 2022 5:47 PMBy MPR News StaffState officials believe the situation has stabilized, and they continue to monitor the regional sewer system.
Play3min 51secElectric vehicles expected to make up nearly 60 percent of new car sales by 2035July 1, 2022 7:05 PMBy Paul HuttnerCarmakers produced more electric vehicles in 2021, while the share of new gasoline and diesel cars dipped 9 percent.
Play4min 32secInvasive lupine, a lovely lightning rod on Minnesota's North Shore July 1, 2022 4:00 AMBy Dan KrakerMany people along Minnesota's North Shore eagerly await early summer when huge fields of lupine bloom along roadsides. But the flower is not native to the state, making it a beautiful, but controversial species.
Supreme Court limits EPA in curbing power plant emissionsJune 30, 2022 9:16 AMBy The Associated PressIn a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court has limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
Nuclear power is gaining support after years of decline. But old hurdles remainJune 30, 2022 4:01 AMBy Laura Benshoff Investment from the government and private sector are changing the trajectory of the aging U.S. nuclear fleet and spurring development of new nuclear technology.
Minnesota given more than 700 acres near the St. Croix RiverJune 29, 2022 5:20 AMBy MPR News StaffHundreds of acres of woods and wetlands, including three miles of St. Croix riverfront, join preserved public land in an east-central state forest, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Trust for Public Land announced Tuesday.
War in Ukraine is driving demand for Africa's natural gas. That's controversialJune 29, 2022 4:00 AMBy Julia Simon The African natural gas industry is booming as Europe looks to replace Russian supplies. But some worry new African gas projects don't make financial sense in a warming world.
Four Minn. cities get state money to study petroleum leak sitesJune 28, 2022 4:33 AMBy Kirsti MarohnPaynesville, Alexandria, Blaine and Foley will hire a consultant to analyze whether leaded gasoline contamination poses a risk to their water supply.
Play4min 26secDid the historic flooding on Rainy Lake this summer have to be so bad? June 28, 2022 4:00 AMBy Dan KrakerThe historic flooding on Rainy Lake this summer has been driven by record-setting spring rains that fell on top of a late-melting winter snowpack. But many residents believe that more could have been done to prevent the worst impacts of the flooding.