Play3min 55secForty years later, one wetland is still roadlessJune 22, 2010 12:00 AMBy Dan OlsonWetland restoration and creation is now strict policy in Minnesota when state and local agencies wish to build roads. However, 40 years ago wetlands were often destroyed by construction, and it took a Minnesota Supreme Court case to change that.
Play53min 54secBill McKibben on global warmingJune 21, 2010 12:00 AMEnvironmental activist Bill McKibben warned of the dangers of global warming 20 years ago. His latest book takes an angrier edge as he urges a change in our lifestyles or risk living in an inhospitable world.
Play53min 59secScience of cleaning oil from ocean marshesJune 21, 2010 12:00 AMBooms, manmade sand banks and flushing fresh water into the Gulf are some of the options for attempting to restore the coastal environment after the oil has seeped in. Scientists are debating the best ways to clean without doing more damage.
Map: The Red River basinJune 18, 2010 3:01 PMFarmers and scientists in both Canada and the United States are trying to figure out ways to cut the amount of phosphorus that flows north to Lake Winnipeg. The Red River basin drains a large area in Minnesota and North and South Dakota, an area with abundant farming activity.
Play7min 02secFarmers, scientists struggle with Red River phosphorusJune 18, 2010 1:08 PMBy Dan GundersonFarmers and scientists in both Canada and the United States are trying to figure out ways to cut the amount of phosphorus that flows north to Lake Winnipeg.
Slideshow: Red River pollution's impact on Lake WinnipegJune 17, 2010 4:01 PMPollution from the Red River is threatening both the economies and wildlife that depend on Lake Winnipeg. Canadian researchers have been tracking the impact of that pollution.
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.