Environment

Will Steger is packing up his sled again. This December, the Minnesotan begins a journey back to the Arctic -- this time to bring attention to what global warming is doing to the top of the earth. Like his last journey to the region, this one will be documented on the Internet.

Will Steger's heading out on another Arctic sled dog adventure. This time the famed polar explorer is out to demonstrate how global warming might wreak havoc with northern Canada's Inuit people.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addresses the National Press Club to launch a national tour discussing the Bush administration's record on the environment. Kennedy is well known for his environmental advocacy work for the Natural Resources Defense Council and Hudson Riverkeeper. He argues that the Bush administration consistently puts polluters ahead of America's health and environment.

Minutes before Senate opponents blocked the energy bill, Sen. Mark Dayton announced that he would reluctantly support the legislation.

The federal energy bill will provide money to help build a new power plant in northern Minnesota. The plant would convert coal into gas to make electricity. But critics say the Iron Range isn't the best place to use the technology.

Midwest farmers will be watching as the U.S. Senate takes up final debate today on an energy bill that could boost the ethanol industry. The pending energy legislation would double ethanol production in the next decade. Corn-based ethanol is used as a gasoline additive. Gary Eichten and his guests discuss the federal energy bill.

A few weeks after an Asian carp was caught on Lake Pepin, the Minnesota DNR is scrambling to come up with a way to repel the invasive species.

Recycling has helped stave off the building of incinerators and opening of landfills in Minnesota, but there's much more that could go in the curbside bin.

Minnesota's 2003 Deer season starts November 8th. 500,000 hunters will hope for success. For scientists, the goal is success of a different sort. That's because this year, the Department of Natural Resources will intensify efforts to research chronic wasting disease.

Julie Jansen took on the fight of her life when a hog farm opened near her home. She became part of a great American tradition: the citizen activist.