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South Metro
April 28, 2020
Population growth and farming in parts of Dakota County are already affecting the water table, local projections show. Above, Judy Yang harvested gree

Dakota County pushes back on fresh attempt to ship groundwater to Southwest

Duluth
April 25, 2020
Tony Jones portaged a canoe into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area on the famed "Height of Land Portage" from North Lake into South Lake Tuesday. ] Aaron

Boundary Waters could feel effects from federal plan to change Clean Water Act

Effect would be to speed mine project near BWCA.
Minneapolis
April 25, 2020
Minnesota Health Department's Food inspector Kevin Keopraseuth inspected a catering establishment, Wednesday, January 23, 2019 in Minneapolis, MN. As

Minneapolis epidemiologists take over food-borne investigations but leave the rest to Hennepin County for now

The state will review the arrangement with Hennepin County at the end of the year.
Local
April 25, 2020
photo shows a storm sewer drainage pipe that empties into the Vermillion River near 18th Street in Hastings. The man who took the photo, Ken Larson, i

University of Minnesota tests whether coronavirus is moving into drinking water

The sampling will start as soon as the project financing is approved by Gov. Tim Walz, with the first results expected by the end of May.
Local
April 24, 2020
The Minnesota State Capitol.

Standoff at Capitol could block Minnesota environmental spending

Lawmakers disagree over using trust fund to finance wastewater treatment projects.
Science
April 23, 2020
Architect Ian Weir, left, talks with builder Shane Salter about progress on the Apex Point House, which Weir designed with steel cladding to keep out

New approach to rebuilding after Australia's bush fires: Don't overclear

Architect says rebuilding after wildfires should focus on innovating design.
Local
April 22, 2020
A Chinese ban on accepting American recyclables is having a ripple effect in Minnesota, where the price of recycled goods has imploded. The economics

Why your recycling bill is going up

To help a struggling market and create more demand, the MPCA is trying to bring companies into Minnesota that will use recyclable materials.
Local
April 21, 2020
Protesters gathered at the Capitol to protest climate change inaction. ] LEILA NAVIDI • leila.navidi@startribune.com BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Hu

On major Earth Day milestone, much of planet is on lockdown

A half-century later, it's easy to see some of the successes of the grassroots movement. Its legacy is less clear.
Duluth
April 18, 2020
Birds flocked around Interstate Island while construction workers distributed dirt around the island on Wednesday, April 15, in an effort to double th

To save Duluth's terns, biologists first make space for gulls

Common terns get human help as gulls gain the advantage on shrinking harbor island
Duluth
April 17, 2020
David Oliver, manager of special projects, held a sample that had metal speckles that he had taken from one of many of the boxes of core samples lined

Environmental group, businesses appeal federal judge's decision on Twin Metals leases

Duluth
April 17, 2020
Drillers for Twin Metals at a site near the Kiwishiwi River pull a core sample from the drill pipe.

U.S. Forest Service denies Minnesota request for unreleased research on copper mining impacts

The Minnesota DNR hasn't determined how to respond or what it means for Twin Metals.
Local
April 16, 2020

Minnesota researchers, cities seek cleaner ways to treat wastewater

Purifying method cuts energy use, emissions.
Local
April 15, 2020

COVID-19 isolation hits harder for 300,000 Minnesotans who don't have internet

Minnesota's gaps in access to basic technology may leave vulnerable residents even further behind during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Local
April 11, 2020
BRIAN PETERSON • brianp@startribune.com Gunflint Trail, MN ]This bull moose, sprouting the bumps of new antler growth on it's head, grazed in a

Biologists racing to save moose find clues in the forest floor

Diet could be difference between life and death.
Local
April 11, 2020
(Left) Kaitlyn Rebarich worked on science homework while her brother, Colton, worked on choir homework in their mom's car in a McDonalds parking lot i

Spotty internet access is leaving many rural Minnesotans behind

As Minnesotans work and study from home amid the pandemic, access to high-speed internet has become more important than ever. For the rural households without high-speed internet or reliable connections, keeping up has been a struggle.
East Metro
April 11, 2020
Trimpeter swans congregate on the Mississippi River, along with other waterfowl near Swan Park Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in Monticello, MN.

Swan, loon poisonings fuel anti-lead sinker campaign in Minnesota

Toll in Ramsey County is fueling a campaign to persuade anglers to stop using lead sinkers.
North Metro
April 9, 2020
Amanda Vukich a forensic scientist 2 demonstrated a THC purity test at the Midwest Regional Forensic Lab in Andover. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • cgonza

Forensic lab in Andover begins cannabis purity testing

Advocates see it as a way to get some control of an underregulated industry.
Science
April 9, 2020
In an undated handout photo, the Cueva de Figueira Brava, which was about a mile from the water when it was occupied by Neanderthals about 100,000 yea

Fish, mollusks had a special place in Neanderthals' diets

Cave dig dispels the notion of prehistoric meat-heavy diet.
Science
April 9, 2020
A Wuhan Zall F.C. players uses a weight machine at a luxury hotel where they are staying while training, in Marbella, Spain, March 12, 2020. The team

How muscle memory may help keep us fit during the downtime

Study finds past training can speed return to fitness after inactivity.
Science
April 9, 2020
Bailey Miller, a researcher at the University of Utah, on a dive to explore an ancient underwater forest off Dauphin Island, Ala., Dec. 10, 2019. Befo

Rare life underwater could one day help develop lifesaving treatments

The "underwater forest" could serve as incubators of unexpected medicines.
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