Local
Surprising mercury pollution improvements in Minnesota lakes raise questions, give hope
Scientists are rethinking how much local efforts might pay off.
Local
Minnesota ranchers in wolf range to get help to protect livestock
The latest round of grants from the state Department of Agriculture will help ranchers build pens and fences, and buy guard donkeys
Inspired
London's River Thames, now home to sharks, seals and seahorses, is no longer 'biologically dead'
The famous waterway that cuts through London has been revived.
Variety
A high flier from Minnesota is on the path to space
Minneapolis native Anil Menon is a doctor, pilot and an Air Force officer. Now he's going to be an astronaut.
Local
PolyMet did not deceive state on mine's planned size, Minnesota regulators decide
MPCA approves air permit for what would be state's first hard-rock mine, but the project faces other obstacles.
Business
University of Minnesota study guides FDA's updated foodborne illness strategy
The study notes the federal agency's staffing levels are "not adequate."
Local
Young loon left on Minnesota lake draws rescue efforts, international attention
Several other birds opted not to migrate and had to be captured, which is the hope in this case.
Without access to charging stations, Black and Hispanic communities may be left behind in the era of electric vehicles
Look at any map of charging stations in the United States, and in most of the big cities, what is immediately apparent are big blank spaces coinciding with Black and Latino neighborhoods.
South Metro
State finds no risk to groundwater with Burnsville landfill expansion
The planned expansion has some city officials worried.
Local
As winters warm, Minnesota lakes have lost about two weeks of ice coverage over last 50 years
Lakes are freezing later and thawing earlier.
Business
Amazon's cloud-computing unit problems take down websites, services
Problems at Amazon Web Services' East Coast data centers impacted companies, including the Star Tribune.
Local
Minnesota's forests at risk as invasive jumping worms spread
The worms, which lay waste to soil, have spread to forests throughout the Twin Cities area.
Local
U campus cuts climate-changing emissions by half since 2008
The number puts the Twin Cities campus at No. 2 in the Big Ten 10 for carbon cuts. Its 51% drop in greenhouse gases was largely attributed to increased energy efficiency and greener power.
Science
Honeybees survive under volcanic ash for weeks in Canary Islands
Beekeeper was amazed that his bees were still alive and buzzing.
Outdoors
DNR to lift ban on moving captive deer in fight to limit chronic wasting disease
Emergency action was taken in October after Wisconsin shipped deer to several states, including Minnesota.
Duluth
High levels of arsenic found in well water in northeast Minn. township
Residents are scrambling for a treatment solution after a test found arsenic levels at 10 times the acceptable limit.
Variety
Walk among Minnesota's oldest and largest pines in this ancient forest that survived by mistake
The Lost 40 is one of the few places left in Minnesota where you can walk among giants — towering centuries-old pines.
St. Paul snow emergency? There's an app for that
A new mobile phone app shows where you can and cannot park during snow emergencies in the capital city.
Local
Minnesota's river giants steadily returning after dams removed
Paddlefish and sturgeon are finding breeding grounds they haven't been able to reach for a century.
Local
How many of Minnesota's plants and animals can survive in small pockets of old forests?
Researchers aim to find how many species can live in small fragments of the state's old Big Woods.
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- The Supreme Court gave states more power over wetlands. Water experts fear a 'race to the bottom' has begun.
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- Bosco Verticale in Milan uses tree-covered balconies to reduce urban pollution
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