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October 3, 2012 2:21 PM

State asks court not to block Minn. wolf hunt

State officials have asked the Minnesota Court of Appeals to reject an attempt by animal welfare groups to block the resumption of wolf hunting in the state. The season is scheduled to open on Nov. 3.

by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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October 2, 2012 6:20 PM

Feds back research to stop Great Lakes invasives

Federal grants will support stepped-up research into ways to prevent invasions of the Great Lakes by foreign animal and plant species, with special emphasis on refining techniques that detect their DNA in the water, officials said Tuesday.

by John Flesher, Associated Press

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October 2, 2012 5:27 PM

Sup Co won't hear 'roadless rule' appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear appeal of the "roadless rule," a policy established in 2001 that bars development on about 50 million acres of roadless areas in national forests, including parts of the Superior National Forest.

by Dan Kraker

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October 2, 2012 4:00 AM

Lake residents turn increasingly to taxes to fight aquatic invaders

More Minnesota lake residents have begun creating lake improvement districts to tax themselves and fight aquatic invasive species.

by Dan Gunderson

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October 1, 2012 4:00 AM

Outcry as MPCA considers allowing more emissions by Mpls. metal shredder

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will vote Monday on whether to require an environmental impact study for a north Minneapolis metal shredding company that wants to increase emissions. Over the objections of some neighbors and several concerned agencies, the MPCA staff has recommended against the impact study.

by Rupa Shenoy

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September 28, 2012 9:16 PM

Trout Unlimited celebrates stream restorations

Volunteers from Minnesota Trout Unlimited will plant native prairie grass on Friday to protect a newly restored section of the Twin Cities metro area's biggest trout stream, the Vermillion River in Dakota County.

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September 28, 2012 3:39 PM

The Week in Commentary

A summary of the past week's commentaries and some of the comments we received in response.

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September 28, 2012 9:28 AM

MPR News photos of the week

University Avenue businesses spruced up in anticipation of the under-construction light rail line, apple producers face a tough harvest, and truckers stage a protest in downtown Duluth. All that and more in our photos of the week.

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September 28, 2012 7:34 AM

Trout Unlimited celebrates stream restorations

The nonprofit conservation group has funded work to rebuild the banks of the Vermillion River, which were washing away, and to create places for fish to hide.

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September 27, 2012 2:17 PM

Report: Healthier Mississippi River faces plenty of issues

The National Park Service and Friends of the Mississippi River have issued a "State of the River" report on the upper Mississippi River as it flows through Minneapolis and St. Paul.

by Stephanie Hemphill

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