Mild winter leave Lake Superior ice thinnest ever
ANN ARBOR. Mich. – The ice pack on Lake Superior is way, way low. [...]
New state law: 2040 as zero-emission deadline
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Governor Tim Walz signed legislation into law establishing Minnesota as [...]
A plea: Opt for shovels and scrapers — no chems
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has launched a chloride reduction [...]
How they voted: Minnesota clean energy / 2
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Senate voted 44-22 to reduce greenhouse emissions from [...]
New score: Environmentalists 1, car dealers 0
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota car dealers lost a court case against a new [...]
Poisoned eagle survivors take flight
MINNEAPOLIS—Wildlife experts at the University of Minnesota officials released a half-dozen bald eagles that [...]
Ice-fishing in gear on Lake Winona
WINONA, Minn. – A few fishing tents have popped up dayside on the lower [...]
Federal agencies in new water quality accord
WASHINGTON – The muddle between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps [...]
Deadly deer disorder present in Buffalo County
ALMA, Wis. – A two-year-old deer has been found infected with easily transmitted and [...]
Blizzard puts power grid in stress
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – While a savage blizzard ravaged southern Minnesota and northern Iowa, [...]
Death claims Amanda, whose kidneys were failing
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The popular and beautiful Amanda has died at 46, an [...]
Wounded Wisconsin eagle dies in surgery
GLENDALE, Wis. – A wounded bald eagle found by a game warden died of cardiac arrest [...]
Financial reverberations of Keystone pipeline break
CALGARY, Alberta – A massive oil pipeline break in Kansas, the largest in the [...]
Oil pipeline disaster: All it takes is eight minutes
WASHINGTON, Kansas – Keystone Pipeline operator TC Energy of Canada dispatched 250 workers to [...]
Tainted carcasses blamed for eagle deaths
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn. – Three bald eagles died after scavaging on carcasses of [...]
Cougar, a rarity in Minnesota, struck by car
SAVAGE, Minn. – A cougar found dead on a road near Savage Tuesday had [...]
Keystone pipe bursts; sludge into Kanas creek
WASHINGTON, Kansas – The Keystone Pipeline burst and spewed 558,000 gallons of Alberta crude [...]
Gobble, gobble: Harold to keep on gobbling
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A plump white turkey named Harold, as handsome as they [...]
North for walleye? Mille Lacs has new limits
GARRISON, Minn. -- Walleye limits on Lake Mille Lacs have been set for winter. [...]
Shoreline repair at Mertes Slough ramp
WINONA, Minn. -- The Mertes Slough Landing boat ramp midway between Winona and Bluff [...]
River dredging continues at Prairie du Chien
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $6.9 contract to [...]
Researcher: Duckweed a serious pond contaminant
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Researchers are finding that a common stormwater contaminant -- duckweed [...]
Drought update: Minnesota drying out even more
LINCOLN, Neb. – The latest report from the U.S. Drought Monitor Center has 7% [...]
Nye to college crowd: Think big on fixing climate
WINONA, Minn. – Science advocate Bill Nye called on 2,200 people in a Winona [...]
Waneks add 250 trees to Arcadia landscape
ARCADIA, Wis. – A four-member arborist crew began planting 250 trees at Arcadia sites [...]
Leaves dropping fast as fall loses color
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Fall colors are peaking in Olmsted, Wabasha and Winona counties [...]
WSU to cut ribbon on new solar project
Bird’s-eye view. Eleven clusters of sky-facing solar panels atop roofs on campus east side [...]
LaDuke praises pipeline fines but notes lateness
POMSFORD, Minn. – The executive director of Honor the Earth, Winona LaDuke, commended action [...]
Ellison not letting Enbridge off hook
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison anounced that he will file [...]
Enbridge fined $11 million for environment abuse
ST. PAUL, Minn. – State investigators fined giant Canadian pipeline operator $11 million for [...]
Southward fall color sweep progressing
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The updated fall colors map from the state Natural Resources [...]
Northern tier states seek to be hydrogen hubs
ST.PAUL, Minn. – Governors of Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota and Wisconsin have asked for [...]
Science “interpreter” Nye due at WSU
WINONA, Minn. – A scientist noted for explaining science in terms for lay people [...]
Houston County assured of storm repair funds
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Governor Tim Walz authorized disaster assistance for Houston and 12 [...]
For full fall foliage change, wait a bit
WINONA, Minn. – A few yellowing swaths are showing faintly – ever so fainty [...]
Upper Lake Pepin dredging proceeds
BAY CITY, Wis. – The Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $7.7 million contract [...]
Message to Walz: Please solve Rush Creek fishkill
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Land Stewardship Project delegation delivered 135 signatures asking Governor [...]
Wildlife smoke crosses high into Upper Midwest
LACROSSE, Wis. --- Smoke from California wildfires has muted skies eastward as far as [...]
Iowa state agency against river rail trunk
AMES, Iowa – A member of the Iowa Legislature’s Mississippi River Parkway Planning Commission, [...]
New fish-kill in Mississippi tributary
ELLSWORTH, Wis. – More than 600 fish died last week in Isabelle Creek, which [...]
Land stewards: Tougher fish-kill probe needed
LEWISTON, Minn. – The environmentally conscious Land Stewardship Project is organizing a petition drive [...]
Possible fish kill link to tanker-tractor crash
UTICA, Minn. – The wreckages of a truck’s semi-trailer tank and a farm tractor [...]
Rochester goats wipe out buckhorn
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Their job done at Rochester’s Bear Creek park, 200 goats have [...]
Hunt for clues continues in fish kill
ENTERPRISE, Minn. – Investigators have looked into a 2,800-gallon ethanol spill from a trafficc [...]
Dazzling night sky-show reaches south
WINONA, Minn. – The astronomically sensational aurora borealis, otherwise called the “northern lights,” began [...]
Farmers queried about Rush Creek fish kill
ENTERPRISE , Minn. – State investigators have reached out to 100 farmers in the [...]
Army Corps: Big Lake river project a win-win
WABASHA, Minn. – The Army Corps of Engineers plans to lay out its thoughts to [...]
Next best thing in farming: Bioreactor composting
LEWISTON, Minn. – The Land Stewardship Project is offering tips on a cutting-edge composting [...]
Enbridge pipeline spill near tribal land
ODANAH, Wis. – An oil spill was reported along the Enbridge Line 5 near [...]
Rush Creek fishkill: Farm run-off a factor?
ENTERPRISE, Minn. – Three state agencies asked for public help to identify why 2,500 [...]
Lily pads explode in pastel from lake-bottom muck
View from Lake Park. Water lily pads shot their blossom skyward in this evening [...]
WSU leading college system in energy efficiency
WINONA. Minn. – Winona State invited news reporters to campus to show off the [...]
Utilities plan $10 billion power grid upgrade
EAGAN, Minn. – A consortium of power utilities announced plans for a major upgrade [...]
Minnesota state butterfly deemed endangered
GLAND, Switzerland – The monarch butterfly, which became Minnesota’s state butterfly in 2000, has [...]
City Council OK’s e-scooter rentals
WINONA, Minn. – The City Council approved a deal with the California company Bird [...]
Carp on move upriver: DNR doing enough?
LAKE CITY, Minn. – he organization Friends of the Mississippi River called on the [...]
Herbicide attack planned on flowering rush
WINONA, Minn – Boaters, kayakers and other outdoors people should avoid certain Mississippi River [...]
State revenues rolling in fast, very fast
ST.PAUL, Minn. – Coffers at the Minnesota Revenue Department are swelling. Tax collections in [...]
Rare tiger cubs adjusting to zoo life
APPLE VALLEY, Minn. – Come August the three rare Siberian tiger cubs born May [...]
Tests: No PFAS toxins in Winona, Goodview water
WINONA, Minn. – The first Winona County tests for PFAS toxins in public water [...]