DNR, other organizations join timberwolf lawsuitAugust 11, 2010 5:20 PMBy Bob KelleherA federal judge is allowing the Minnesota DNR to weigh in on a citizen's lawsuit seeking to force federal officials to end the protected status of upper-Midwest timberwolves.
Tropical depression halts drilling at Gulf wellAugust 11, 2010 7:02 AMDrilling the final feet of a relief well intended to permanently plug the busted BP oil well deep below the Gulf of Mexico will have to wait two to three days as a strengthening tropical depression bears down on the site.
Gulf relief well crews watch for tropical weatherAugust 10, 2010 7:33 AMCrews finishing work meant to forever stop oil from leaking from a blown-out undersea well into the Gulf may have one more hurdle to overcome: the weather.
Final plug targeted as BP resumes relief well workAugust 9, 2010 10:15 AMBP crews were drilling cautiously Monday to finish a relief well designed to shoot a permanent plug into the oil gusher that polluted the Gulf of Mexico for more than 12 weeks.
Disease kills 900 birds on Marsh Lake in western Minn.August 6, 2010 1:42 PMBy Mark Steil and Elizabeth DunbarThe Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is blaming a large bird die-off in western Minnesota on Newcastle disease, a viral disease that commonly infects cormorants.
BP says it still might drill in spill reservoirAugust 6, 2010 10:37 AMBP PLC says it may in the future drill in the same Gulf of Mexico oil reservoir that blew its top and caused one of the world's worst spills.
As Gulf plug firms up, BP shakes up its spill teamAugust 6, 2010 10:09 AMA mud-and-cement plug cured Friday in a blown-out oil well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, a key effort in snuffing the massive leak for good, while a BP personnel shuffle indicated shifting priorities as the petroleum giant gains the upper hand.
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.