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July 6, 2013 9:50 AM

DNR offers mobile app for fishing licenses

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has a new mobile app for people who want to buy fishing licenses.

by Rupa Shenoy

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July 6, 2013 4:00 AM

What is farm runoff doing to the water? Scientists wade in

America's productivity has taken a toll on the environment, especially rivers and lakes: Agriculture is the nation's leading cause of impaired water quality, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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July 5, 2013 9:39 AM

More wasps released to fight Emerald Ash Borer

Minnesota Department of Agriculture officials still don't know how effective wasps will be at fighting emerald ash borer in Minnesota, but they remain hopeful. Monika Chandler is state Department of Agriculture invasive species specialist. She spoke with Morning Edition host Phil Picardi about the matter.

by Phil Picardi

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July 5, 2013 9:08 AM

Experts hopeful in wasp fight against ash borers

Three different species of stingless wasps introduced in Minnesota from China are being used to attack emerald ash borer larva and eggs. The program started in 2010.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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July 4, 2013 12:12 PM

Coal industry pans Obama's climate change push

President Barack Obama's push to fight global warming has triggered condemnation from the coal industry across the industrial Midwest, where state and local economies depend on the health of an energy sector facing strict new pollution limits.

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July 3, 2013 7:21 PM

Ely bear researcher Lynn Rogers taking fight to top

Bear researcher Lynn Rogers is hoping to take his fight to the top. He said he is trying to get a meeting with Gov. Mark Dayton to appeal a decision by the Department of Natural Resources not to renew his permits to radio-collar wild bears and place video cameras in their dens.

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July 3, 2013 8:00 AM

Urban high water warning out to kayakers, canoeists

Dry weather across Minnesota this week means that water levels on the state's brimming lakes and creeks finally may start to drop. Spring's heavy rainfall raised Lake Minnetonka to near-record highs, feeding Minnehaha Creek in the west metro until it became a bursting creek.

by Matt Sepic

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July 3, 2013 4:00 AM

Stopping water contamination requires new message

Don't flush your old prescription drugs. They pollute the state's waters. Officials and environmental leaders concede the public has heard mixed messages over the years about what to do with pharmaceuticals and other compounds that can contaminate lakes and rivers.

by Dan Gunderson