Environment

When most people feel a mosquito land on their skin they do not think twice before swatting at it. But Tom Anderson, a naturalist at the Lee and Rose Warner Nature Center in Washington County, had a recent encounter with a mosquito that got him to rethink that impulse.

Woodcocks are one of the smallest gamebirds in Minnesota. Their numbers have been shrinking for nearly 40 years. A federal plan should be in place this fall to begin trying to reverse that population decline.

A mediated agreement ends a four-year legal dispute over a flood control and wildlife habitat project in northwest Minnesota.

Visitors are drawn to the natural beauty of the Pelican Rapids area, with its lakes and forests, and nearby Maplewood State Park. This time of year, the park also attracts flocks of bird-watchers.

Memorial Day weekend is coming up, and you can bet that many anglers are itching to get their lines in the water. How has fishing in Minnesota changed over the years?

Burgeoning demand for ethanol is to blame for rising E85 prices - and those numbers are likely to keep going up along with gas prices, Attorney General Mike Hatch said Wednesday.

Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., is calling for the United States to cut its oil imports in half over the next two decades.

Organic foods are more popular than ever. But are the ideals of the organic movement still alive? Or has the term "organic" just become part of the sales pitch?

There were some tense moments in St. Paul Tuesday following a hydrochloric acid spill at a business not far from downtown.

If all goes to plan, half a dozen new industries could be up and running on Minnesota's Iron Range in the next five years. Some people are excited about the jobs that they'll bring, but some people are concerned about the consequences for nearby wilderness areas.