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February 20, 2018 4:00 AM

3M vs. Minnesota: A primer for this major water pollution trial

Minnesota's attorney general is suing 3M for contaminating Minnesota's water with chemicals the company produced for decades. Here's what you need to know as the lawsuit begins.

by Kirsti Marohn

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February 19, 2018 11:30 AM

Seismic surveys planned off U.S. coast pose risk to marine life

The Trump administration could give companies permission to set off sonic explosions to explore for oil and gas deposits. Scientists say the sound waves could seriously harm marine life.

by Christopher Joyce

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February 19, 2018 4:00 AM

All eyes on Minnesota as state readies fight against 3M in water pollution trial

East metro residents and observers from across the country will be watching closely as Minnesota's $5 billion lawsuit against 3M for polluting natural resources finally goes to trial after years of delays.

by Kirsti Marohn

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February 16, 2018 6:11 PM

Mystery of Minnesota's disappearing moose closer to being solved

The Minnesota DNR is wrapping up a landmark five-year investigation of the causes of the state's declining moose population, which has dropped 65 percent since 2006. The reasons are complex and research is ongoing, but wolves and deer play a role.

by Dan Kraker

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February 16, 2018 3:59 PM

U.S. Steel, state settle dueling lawsuits over Minntac water permit

Minntac's tailings basin, where mining waste is mixed with water and stored, has been operating under a permit that expired in 1992.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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February 16, 2018 12:56 PM

Meet the bloody red shrimp, Lake Superior's newest invasive critter

Bloody red shrimp are now in all of the Great Lakes. Monitoring continues but it doesn't appear the shrimp are spreading in Superior.

by Cody Nelson

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February 16, 2018 4:00 AM

Did 4 activists need to shut down an oil pipeline? Minn. court will decide

Climate change activists tried to shut off a northwest Minnesota oil pipeline and were arrested. Now, an appeals court will decide whether they can use the "necessity defense."

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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February 15, 2018 5:11 PM

How businesses use climate change as a soft sell

Plus, a young climate change fighter tells the story of her efforts in a northern Minnesota town.

by Paul Huttner

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February 15, 2018 10:53 AM

Stable numbers, but Minnesota's moose are not out of the woods

The state's annual aerial survey estimated 3,030 moose in northeastern Minnesota in January, statistically unchanged from last year's estimate of 3,710. Officials were buoyed by the stability but conceded there were no signs of a rebound.

by MPR News Staff