Aquarium seeks toothbrushes to clean Gulf animalsMay 27, 2010 10:51 AMBy Elizabeth DunbarMinnesotans are sending peat and human hair to the Gulf of Mexico to help with the giant oil spill. Next on the list? Toothbrushes.
Scientists: Gulf oil spill surpasses Exxon ValdezMay 27, 2010 10:27 AMThe Gulf oil spill has surpassed the Exxon Valdez as the worst in U.S. history, according to new estimates released Thursday, but the Coast Guard and BP said an untested procedure to stop it seemed to be working.
AP sources: Oil agency chief quits under pressureMay 27, 2010 9:47 AMThe head of the troubled agency that oversees offshore drilling resigned under pressure Thursday, Democratic sources said, as President Barack Obama moved more aggressively to take charge of the Gulf oil spill.
Play1hr 03min 12secPresident Obama press conference on Gulf oil crisisMay 27, 2010 9:00 AMAs his administration continues to respond to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, President Obama announced today a moratorium on new deep-water oil drilling permits. He held a news conference at the White House.
'Top kill' effort slowing oil leak but fix isn't done yetMay 27, 2010 7:26 AMThe Coast Guard says BP is having some success slowing the Gulf of Mexico oil leak by injecting mud but the fix isn't done yet.
Now that the Gulf has our attention, here are some steps we can takeMay 27, 2010 5:00 AMBy Ken BradleyAmericans can save more oil than the expanded drilling efforts were intended to produce.
Play3min 28secClumps of forest tent caterpillars eating their way through Twin CitiesMay 27, 2010 3:00 AMBy Stephanie HemphillForest tent caterpillars are stalking trees in the Twin Cities in much greater numbers than usual. Chris Boche, St. Paul's arborist, said he hasn't seen this kind of attack in his 35 years with the city.
As oil spills, Obama touts alternative energyMay 26, 2010 10:40 AMWith the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico fouling waterways, wildlife and beaches, President Barack Obama is expressing deepening concern about the failure to plug the five-week old leak.
BP tries to plug Gulf oil leak by force-feeding it drilling mud and cementMay 26, 2010 6:38 AMThe manuever has never before been tried 5,000 feet underwater.
Play3min 55secDNR hopes for surge of sturgeon on St. Louis RiverMay 26, 2010 3:00 AMBy Stephanie HemphillMinnesota Department of Natural Resources managers hope that for the first time in decades, sturgeon will be able to reproduce in the St. Louis River.