The built-in conflicts that come with the competing missions at the Minnesota DNR are evident in debate over a new policy on older forests. The agency is changing a 20-year-old policy designed to produce a minimum amount of older forests, while listing species because of concern about habitat loss in that forest ecosystem.
(01/30/2013)
The Department of Natural Resources ran into rough waters Tuesday when officials presented their plan to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Mississippi River.
(01/15/2013)
Recycling is not only better for the environment, it's an integral part of a growing economic engine in the state. Experts say people are throwing away resources that those businesses need.
(01/07/2013)
Air quality in Minnesota's largest urban area cleared a little in 2012, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
(01/02/2013)
The Department of Natural Resources has set up a 15-member committee to provide advice as the agency ramps up its fight against aquatic invasive species like Asian carp and zebra mussels.
(12/29/2012)
The Department of Natural Resources is opening lakes in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to trout anglers two weeks earlier than usual.
(12/27/2012)
The University of Minnesota lab charged with finding ways to fight Asian carp and other invasive species is about to get a makeover.
(12/24/2012)
Workers have planted more than 18,000 native trees and shrubs along streams in Duluth, under a training and conservation project.
(12/24/2012)
A Minnesota court has ruled that local and national environmental groups cannot participate as defendants in a lawsuit filed last year by North Dakota.
(12/24/2012)
Environmental reviews of two proposed silica sand mines in Winona County are up for public comment starting Monday.
(12/24/2012)
The Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota had its busiest year ever in 2012.
(12/23/2012)
The Minnesota Department of Health has reported the first flu-related death of the season.
(12/20/2012)
Legislators are making plans for the start of the 2013 session, and some environmental issues will get a lot of attention.
(12/20/2012)
The creek north of Excelsior Boulevard was straightened to allow for development, and now the plan is to rebuild its natural curves and environmental potential.
(12/19/2012)
Xcel Energy customers will pay more on their electric bill starting in January. It's an interim rate increase pending a final decision next fall.
(12/14/2012)
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