Environment

A conversation with DNR Commissioner Sarah Strommen about her priorities, the role of the DNR and how to get more Minnesotans outside.

"It goes without saying that pouring concrete down the drains into our sewers isn't going to do any good," a London water provider said.

All the deer on a Crow Wing County farm where chronic wasting disease was confirmed more than two years ago have been euthanized, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health announced this week.

A new survey shows most Americans want to stop climate change. But only 55 percent believe they're doing enough.

The number of global climate refugees is expected to increase in the next few decades as some areas become too hot and drought or rain events grow more extreme and frequent. Duluth is considered among the most "climate-proof" cities in the U.S.

Valor I, Valor II and Starr, a trio of bald eagles in Illinois, hatched three eaglets this year. No such luck for the closely watched eagle couples of Washington, D.C.

This winter's cold temperatures and heavy snow created the perfect condition for winter fish kills on some southern Minnesota lakes.

Tiny fragments broken down from larger pieces of plastic have already been found in rivers, lakes, oceans and in agricultural soil. But very few studies of wind-borne microplastic have ever been done.

The U.S. Green Building Council recently recognized Rochester for efforts to reduce waste, cut energy use and improve air and water quality, making it the first Minnesota city to earn a LEED certification.

Minnesota conservation officials said Monday that a silver carp was recently caught in the St. Croix near Prescott, Wis., but that there is no indication of reproduction or an established population in the river.

State agencies are making $25 million available for accelerated projects that tackle long-term drinking water solutions in the east Twin Cities metro.

From the streams that cascade through Duluth to mighty High Falls on the Canadian border, the waterfalls of Minnesota's North Shore are putting on a show.

Minnesota remains one of the country's top agricultural states, even as the number of farms continues to decline, according to new data released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

A federal judge in Wyoming has denied oil and gas leases in Wyoming because they failed to adequately consider impacts from climate change.

Three members of Connexus Energy, Minnesota's largest electric cooperative, had hoped to unseat incumbents on the co-op board to bring change. But less than 10 percent of Connexus members turned in ballots, and the largest percentage of the vote any of the challengers received was 46 percent.

In the long-running war between farmers and weeds, it's advantage, weeds. Scientists in Kansas have found examples of the dreaded pigweed that are immune to the newest weed-killing technologies.

The Minnesota House saw introduction of a state-level Green New Deal bill Thursday, the first of its kind since the sweeping set of climate and economic proposals gained national prominence.

It's prime migration season, and the Mississippi River is a popular route.

District Energy stopped burning coal as part of its power generation portfolio on March 31, making the St. Paul utility the latest to leave coal behind on the road to reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

Republican lawmakers have complained about states using the permitting process to stop energy projects.