In between Duluth and Superior, a wildlife havenNovember 24, 2010 12:05 PMNestled in between Duluth and Superior in the St. Louis River estuary, 358-acre Clough Island will remain undeveloped after The Nature Conservancy of Minnesota purchased it Wednesday.
Play4min 22secDeal outlaws development on island between Duluth, SuperiorNovember 24, 2010 11:02 AMThe Nature Conservancy has acquired 358-acre Clough Island in the St. Louis River Estuary near Superior, Wis., after a developer previously sought to build condominiums and a golf course.
Play4min 03secTest for manganese underwayNovember 24, 2010 9:41 AMBy Cathy Wurzer and Tom RobertsonA Minnesota company called Cooperative Mineral Resources started work last week on a demonstration project to test a new way to extract manganese ore. It's happening in the tiny town of Emily, in north central Minnesota. The ground beneath the town is believed to contain a mother lode of manganese.
Minn. keeps limit on manganese in drinking waterNovember 22, 2010 2:39 PMBy Stephanie HemphillThe Minnesota Department of Health was proposing to weaken the rule, but reversed course after receiving public comments.
New stink bug makes first appearance in MinnesotaNovember 22, 2010 1:28 PMAn insect that has made a pest of itself across the eastern U.S. has turned up in Minnesota - and in a surprising location.
U of M sends 16 students to UN climate summitNovember 22, 2010 6:39 AMSixteen students from the University of Minnesota will attend the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Mexico at the end of the month.
Minnesota schools seek ways to reduce garbageNovember 20, 2010 12:09 PMAbout a half-million pounds of used Kleenex, juice boxes, worn out sneakers and the mystery-meat casserole judged inedible by half the third grade lands in wastebaskets, garbage cans and recycling bins in Minnesota public schools.
As world warms, negotiators give talks another tryNovember 20, 2010 10:40 AMThe last time the world warmed, 120,000 years ago, the Cancun coastline was swamped by a 7-foot rise in sea level in a few decades. A week from now at that Mexican resort, frustrated negotiators will try again to head off a new global deluge.
Feds kill pack of 'bold' wolves in western Wis.November 18, 2010 11:58 AMA federal agency has killed a pack of wolves in western Wisconsin because the animals were becoming too accustomed to humans.
Play3min 45secReport: Minn. could better care for its water resourcesNovember 17, 2010 8:24 PMBy Stephanie HemphillA report from the Water Resources Center at the University of Minnesota concludes that Minnesotans should to invest in efforts to ensure clean water and a healthy ecosystem.