More dry weather means more burning rulesApril 9, 2010 4:26 PMBy Elizabeth DunbarState officials are still concerned about wildfires across the state, and on Monday they will implement even stricter rules on open burning.
Minn. mosquito treatments to start earlier this yearApril 9, 2010 2:53 PMThe Metropolitan Mosquito Control District in St. Paul plans to get an early jump on its annual war against the pesky bugs.
Source of synthetic chemical found in Mpls. lake ID'dApril 9, 2010 8:30 AMBy Stephanie HemphillA metal plating company in St. Louis Park is a likely source of perfluorinated chemicals showing up in fish in Lake Calhoun.
Target Field scores LEED certificationApril 8, 2010 6:33 PMBy Perry FinelliThe U.S. Green Building Council has awarded Target Field silver-level certification in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.
Minn. groups call for federal cash for Great LakesApril 8, 2010 6:15 AMMinnesota environmental groups are pushing Congress to approve federal money to clean up the Great Lakes and keep invasive species out.
Caribou switches to sustainably grown coffeeApril 7, 2010 7:21 PMBy Madeleine BaranCaribou Coffee will commit to buying coffee grown only under sustainable farming practices developed by the Rainforest Alliance, company officials announced today.
Suit filed to remove Minn. wolves from endangered species listApril 7, 2010 2:25 PMBy Bob KelleherTwo Minnesota men have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to remove Minnesota wolves from the U.S. endangered species list.
Ethanol plant in southern Minn. closingApril 7, 2010 2:19 PMBy Mark SteilAn ethanol plant in southern Minnesota will shut down at the end of the week because it's not making enough money.
Study: Closing Chicago locks to keep out carp would cost billionsApril 7, 2010 1:04 PMBy John Flesher, Associated PressA report released Wednesday by the Illinois Chamber of Commerce says closing two shipping locks on Chicago waterways would cost the area economy $4.7 billion over 20 years.
2 more glaciers gone from Glacier National ParkApril 7, 2010 11:49 AMGlacier National Park has lost two more of its namesake moving icefields to climate change, which is shrinking the rivers of ice until they grind to a halt, a government researcher said Wednesday.