Environment
The lock and dam, along with its visitor center, closed to boat traffic in 2015 over fears of spreading the invasive Asian carp. Last summer, the tours resumed through a partnership between a number of agencies and groups.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced that the regulations - which have been subject to years of negotiation and controversy in Western states - are once again under review.
Before you prepare to enjoy, or avoid, the high temps expected over the weekend, catch up on the top stories around the state. Then make sure they stuck by testing your knowledge with our news quiz.
An exploration of the ways we'll get around in the future. The transformation from horse-and-buggy to automobiles was nearly complete in a little more than a decade.
Will Steger is known for his polar expeditions. He shared the changes he's seen in the ice he once traversed.
"The news of this capture is somewhat alarming, given the size and location," a DNR official said. The carp was found 80 miles upstream from the only other bighead carp captured in the Minnesota River.
Right now, the government rents farmland to help protect soil and water. But once the land is farmed again, the benefits disappear. Environmentalists want to change that.
Paul Nicklen has spent decades documenting the Arctic and the Antarctic. "I want people to realize that ice is like the soil in the garden," he says. "Without ice the polar regions cannot exist."
Dozens of supporters and opponents of a plan to replace Enbridge Energy's deteriorating Line 3 turned out Tuesday for the first public meetings on the proposal.
The Lake Superior-North watershed along Lake Superior's North Shore is one of the cleanest in the state, but it faces threats to its water quality, a new report says.
Livestock farmer Jon McConaughy's animals live their whole lives on his farm - and die there, too, in his slaughterhouse. He tries to make the end as stress-free and respectful as he can, he says.
Climate change is often seen as posing the greatest risk to coastal areas. But the nation's inland cities face perils of their own, including more intense storms and more frequent flooding.
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres cited a 2016 World Economic Forum report on "The New Plastics Economy," which said the best research estimates there are over 150 million tons of plastics in the ocean.
Gov. Mark Dayton on Monday joined a group of states that say they'll uphold the emission reduction targets laid out in the Paris climate accord. The move comes after President Trump last week pulled U.S. support.
Enbridge Energy is seeking approval to replace its aging Line 3 pipeline across northern Minnesota. The meetings along the proposed route are meant to give the public a chance to comment on the draft environmental review for the project.
Scientists say a crack along a key floating ice shelf in Antarctica indicates that a vast iceberg is close to breaking off.
The Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative sayid in a news release Friday that nations remaining in the Paris agreement will impose carbon pricing through taxes or trading systems, without any say from the United States.
Coming off Memorial Day weekend, things heated up quickly at the Minnesota Capitol, the Walker Arts Center and the White House. Here's what happened, and a quiz to test your knowledge on these contentious topics.
International leaders and scientists have pushed back, pointing to jobs that could be created in green technology and the edge China could be given as a result.
NPR journalists have fact-checked and analyzed the president's announcement that the U.S. will pull out of the international accord, including Trump's comments on terrorism and the economy.