Play5min 54secRed River pollution threatening Lake WinnipegJune 17, 2010 3:15 PMBy Dan GundersonPollution from the Red River is threatening the wildlife and economies that rely on Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba — the tenth-largest freshwater lake in the world.
DNR acquires 200 acres in western Minn. in $2M dealJune 17, 2010 12:46 PMBy Ambar EspinozaThe Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has finished a $2 million deal to acquire 200 acres of land on Dead Lake near Fergus Falls.
Play53min 53secSummer looms at Minnesota State ParksJune 17, 2010 9:25 AMMinnesota's newest park, Lake Vermilion State Park, opens for limited activities later this summer. The director of state parks joins Midday to answer questions about features, costs, conditions and activities at the new park and the old ones.
200 acres on Dead Lake saved from developmentJune 17, 2010 6:34 AMThe Trust for Public Land and Department of Natural Resources have finished a deal to ensure that 200 acres on Dead Lake will remain undeveloped.
BP CEO telling Congress he's 'devastated' by spillJune 17, 2010 6:17 AMA day after agreeing to a $20 billion fund to compensate victims of the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, BP's chief executive expects to tell Congress that he was "personally devastated" by the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig and understands the anger that Americans feel toward him and his company.
Play53min 53secAre electric vehicles the way of the future?June 16, 2010 10:03 AMFour people working to make electric cars a reality gathered recently at the Commonwealth Club of California to discuss the challenges and promises of electric vehicles.
Photo timeline of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill crisisJune 16, 2010 10:01 AMWeeks after the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig exploded, killing 11 and injuring dozens, oil from BP's underwater well continues to spew into the Gulf of Mexico. A moratorium has been placed on offshore drilling by the federal government, and President Obama spoke from the Oval Office promising to repair the damaged coast and punish those responsible for what is now considered the largest offshore drilling spill in U.S. history.
Play4min 00secMinnesota-made beach cleaning machines help in gulfJune 16, 2010 9:55 AMBy Cathy WurzerMachines made in Minnesota, are being used to clean up beaches affected by the Gulf Coast oil spill. Mike McPherson is the Vice-President of Sales for Cherrington Beach Cleaners and he is in Grand Isle over-seeing the operation there. He talked to Morning Edition's Cathy Wurzer.
Play9min 25secOberstar, Bachmann react to Obama's speechJune 16, 2010 8:29 AMBy Cathy Wurzer and Elizabeth DunbarMPR's Morning Edition interviewed Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar and Republican U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann on Wednesday for their reaction to President Barack Obama's speech on the Gulf Coast oil spill. Below are excerpts from those interviews.
After blasting BP, Obama now faces its leadersJune 16, 2010 6:15 AMFresh from admonishing BP before the world, President Barack Obama now gets his moment with the oil company's leaders. It will be on his turf and, he vowed to an angry nation, on his terms.