Some area colleges get top marks for sustainability, some don'tOctober 7, 2009 9:55 AMBy Cathy MayfieldA national report card released today gives three Minnesota colleges top marks for their sustainability efforts, but other area schools didn't fare so well.
Availability of fresh food, exercise linked to healthy livingOctober 6, 2009 12:00 PMBy Stephanie HemphillEfforts to bring a supermarket into an underserved St. Paul neighborhood shine a light on a often overlooked fact: where we live has a direct effect on how we eat, exercise and ultimately, how healthy we are.
Play4min 59secAg Sec. Tom Vilsack wants mandatory recalls on tainted foodOctober 5, 2009 7:14 PMBy Stephanie HemphillU.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the Obama administration is working to improve food safety.
Play53min 53secDavid Allen Sibley on tree and bird identificationOctober 5, 2009 9:18 AMThe acclaimed wildlife artist and best-selling author of "The Sibley Guide to Birds" is out with his latest book, "The Sibley Guide to Trees." Many consider David Sibley to be the "new John James Audubon."
Play53min 54secHuman activity along Mississippi River creating "dead zone" downstreamOctober 5, 2009 8:31 AMInternationally-known marine ecologist Nancy Rabalais joins Midday to explain the Mississippi River ecosystem and what can be done to protect it. Rabalais is at Gustavus Adolphus College for the Nobel Conference, "H2O: Uncertain Resource."
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack speaking at U of MOctober 5, 2009 6:00 AMBy Cathy MayfieldSecretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, will present a lecture at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs and College of Continuing Education, Monday, Oct. 5.
Five at 8 – 10/5/09: The tragedy of tainted meatOctober 5, 2009 2:20 AMBy Bob CollinsThe sickening of Stephanie Smith, a tribute to Joe Williams, a snub for the Dalai Lama, a new home without the product placement, and the American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar.
Officials releasing environmental review of PolyMetOctober 2, 2009 6:45 PMBy Bob KelleherState officials will soon release a long-awaited environmental review of PolyMet Mining's proposed copper and nickel mine in northeast Minnesota.
Play3min 22secFargo site to be part of nationwide environmental monitoring projectOctober 2, 2009 5:00 PMBy Dan GundersonA new nationwide environmental monitoring network will start collecting data next year at 60 sites.
The St. Croix River: A legacy of protectionOctober 2, 2009 4:55 PMBy Tom CrannThe upper St. Croix River is protected from development by the National Park Service. It's unusual for a river so close to a major metropolitan area to have such a special designation.