Judge reinstitutes protections for gray wolves in WestAugust 5, 2010 5:15 PMA federal judge has ordered endangered species protections reinstated for the gray wolf in Montana and Idaho.
Scientist: Carp may have been planted near lakeAugust 5, 2010 11:12 AMScientists say an Asian carp discovered near Lake Michigan may have been planted there, instead of evading an electronic barrier meant to keep the species out of the Great Lakes.
Play4min 04secEnvironmental officials stop in St. Paul for listening tourAugust 5, 2010 6:55 AMBy Stephanie HemphillAttendees told the officials, including Lisa Jackson, the head of the EPA, that air-conditioning is too common, and explained how to get kids outside to play.
As BP plugs leak, report says most of oil is goneAugust 4, 2010 6:12 AMBP claimed a key victory Wednesday in the effort to plug its blown-out well as a government report said much of the spilled oil is gone - though what's left is still nearly five times the amount that poured from the Exxon Valdez.
Outdoors groups gear up to make pitch to fedsAugust 4, 2010 6:00 AMBy Stephanie HemphillLocal conservation and outdoors groups are gearing up to share ideas with the federal government. They'll have a chance Wednesday to speak to top Obama administration officials about how to do a better job of protecting natural resources.
Spiny waterfleas discovered in lake near ElyAugust 3, 2010 3:59 PMBy Stephanie HemphillSpiny waterfleas have been discovered in Burntside Lake near Ely. Although the water fleas are small, they pose threats to lake life.
Gulf crews hope to wrap up kill-attempt testsAugust 3, 2010 10:33 AMCrews hoped to begin pumping mud and perhaps cement down the throat of the blown-out oil well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday in what BP officials said could be the method of attack that finally snuffs the spill.
Play4min 14secAn oil spill in Michigan calls Minnesota's pipeline safety into questionAugust 3, 2010 10:04 AMBy Cathy WurzerA faulty pipe owned by the energy company Enbridge is to blame for the the recent oil spill in Michigan. More than 14-hundred miles of that very same Enbridge pipeline runs through northern Minnesota. State Fire Marshall Jerry Rosendahl oversees Minnesota's Office of Pipeline Safety. He joined Cathy Wurzer this morning by phone.
Biologist using Noah's Ark idea to save sealifeAugust 3, 2010 6:44 AMOn the chance that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill threatens some sea creatures with extinction, naturalist Jack Rudloe hopes his laboratory can save them.
Play4min 01secForest Service mulls razing historic wolf research postAugust 3, 2010 3:00 AMBy Bob KelleherWhen wolf researcher Mike Nelson isn't in the woods, he's often in the Kawishiwi Laboratory and Forest Research Center -- a small complex of log and stone cabins nestled under centuries-old white pines south of Ely.