http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/?refid=0 Copyright 2012, Minnesota Public Radio Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:24:52 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.21-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss mail@mpr.org (Paul Tosto) Gray Wolf. Credit: Gary Kramer/USFWS. State Department of Natural Resources officials have been testifying today in the Minnesota House and Senate on the proposed gray wolf hunting and trapping season. While there are still plenty of details to work... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/01/more-details-on-a-proposed-wolf-hunting-season.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/01/more-details-on-a-proposed-wolf-hunting-season.shtml Environment Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:24:52 CST mail@mpr.org (Paul Tosto) With roughly half a million hunters in Minnesota, there are bound to be lots of opinions on the prospects for a wolf hunting and trapping season. As lawmakers hear testimony today, we reached out this morning to hunters who are... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/01/how-do-minnesota-hunters-view-proposed-wolf-hunt.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/01/how-do-minnesota-hunters-view-proposed-wolf-hunt.shtml Environment Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:41:35 CST mail@mpr.org (Paul Tosto) Prospects for a gray wolf hunt are triggering discussion and news stories around Minnesota. With the animal officially removed from the federal endangered species list on Friday, expectations for a hunt are growing. Wolf population 'out of control' the Hibbing... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/01/wolves-wolf-hunt-stories-from-around-minnesota.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/01/wolves-wolf-hunt-stories-from-around-minnesota.shtml Environment Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:46:47 CST mail@mpr.org (Paul Tosto) (MPR Photo/Derek Montgomery) They don't agree on everything, but deer hunters, researchers and the Humane Society told lawmakers this morning a conservative approach is the best path for a proposed fall wolf hunt in Minnesota. MPR News reporter Stephanie... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/01/conservative-mn-wolf-hunt-best-witnesses-tell-lawmakers.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/01/conservative-mn-wolf-hunt-best-witnesses-tell-lawmakers.shtml Environment Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:16:02 CST mail@mpr.org (Paul Tosto) Gray Wolf. Credit: Tracy Brooks/Mission Wolf / USFWS On Friday, the gray wolf in Minnesota officially leaves the federal endangered species list and goes under the management of state officials. What does that mean for the wolves and you?... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/01/rules-of-engagement-on-the-gray-wolf.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/01/rules-of-engagement-on-the-gray-wolf.shtml Environment Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:53:21 CST mail@mpr.org (Paul Tosto) Here's a list of Frequently Asked Questions and answers on the gray wolf written and posted by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in December when the wolf was de-listed. 1) Why was the gray wolf listed as endangered? Wolves... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/01/questions-and-answers-about-the-gray-wolf.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/01/questions-and-answers-about-the-gray-wolf.shtml Environment Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:46:31 CST mail@mpr.org (Paul Tosto) Gray Wolf. Credit: John and Karen Hollingsworth/USFWS As two Minnesota legislative committees today examine the prospects for a gray wolf hunt this fall, the state Department of Natural Resources is already making plans. MPR News reporter Stephanie Hemphill writes:Just... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/01/dnr-details-planned-minnesota-wolf-hunt.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/01/dnr-details-planned-minnesota-wolf-hunt.shtml Environment Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:44:21 CST mail@mpr.org (MPR News Staff) By Tim Nelson, Minnesota Public Radio News Xcel Energy officials said a leak in a water treatment system prompted them to put the Prairie Island nuclear generating plant on alert early Thursday for the first time in the plant's history.... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/01/prescott-schools-on-alert-after-chemical-release-from-prairie-island.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2012/01/prescott-schools-on-alert-after-chemical-release-from-prairie-island.shtml Environment Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:32:59 CST mail@mpr.org (Paul Tosto) Public policy and wolves have had a difficult relationship over the years http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2011/12/will-court-challenge-follow-gray-wolf-de-listing.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2011/12/will-court-challenge-follow-gray-wolf-de-listing.shtml Environment Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:45:21 CST mail@mpr.org (Paul Tosto) Next steps once the gray wolf is removed from federal protection. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2011/12/what-happens-next-to-gray-wolves-after-delisting.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2011/12/what-happens-next-to-gray-wolves-after-delisting.shtml Environment Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:20:41 CST mail@mpr.org (Paul Tosto) Once removed from the endangered species list, gray wolf can be shot if immediate threat http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2011/12/dnr-delisting-means-immediate-threat-wolves-can-be-shot.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2011/12/dnr-delisting-means-immediate-threat-wolves-can-be-shot.shtml Environment Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:04:13 CST mail@mpr.org (Paul Tosto) Here's the U.S. Interior Department press release this morning announcing the removal of the gray wolf from the federal protected species list. The changes are expected to take effect Jan. 27. State and tribal agencies will oversee wolf protection... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2011/12/gray-wolf-delisting-the-official-word.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2011/12/gray-wolf-delisting-the-official-word.shtml Environment Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:14:46 CST mail@mpr.org (Paul Tosto) Background stories leading up to the gray wolf delisting http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2011/12/stories-on-wolf-delisting.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2011/12/stories-on-wolf-delisting.shtml Environment Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:08:28 CST mail@mpr.org (Paul Tosto) FAQs on gray wolf http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2011/12/8-questions-and-answers-about-the-gray-wolf.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2011/12/8-questions-and-answers-about-the-gray-wolf.shtml Environment Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:58:31 CST mail@mpr.org (Paul Tosto) Gray Wolf. Credit: John and Karen Hollingsworth/USFWS MPR News reporter Stephanie Hemphill writes: Obama administration is taking gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region off the federal endangered species list.This is the third time the U.S. Fish and... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2011/12/feds-pull-gray-wolf-from-protected-species-list.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/bigstory/archive/2011/12/feds-pull-gray-wolf-from-protected-species-list.shtml Environment Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:51:28 CST