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April 7, 2011 11:53 AM

Testing for CWD in deer turns up nothing

Officials with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources have ended a special deer hunt to test for chronic wasting disease.

by Elizabeth Baier

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April 7, 2011 7:46 AM

DNR investigating extent of fish winterkills in Minn. lakes

Hundreds of dead fish are appearing as the ice melts on some Minnesota lakes this spring.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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April 7, 2011 5:00 AM

Xcel Energy pulls out of wind farm plan over rare bird concerns

The whooping crane and piping plover puts plans for the $400 million, 150-megawatt Merricourt Wind Project on hold.

by Mark Steil

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April 7, 2011 12:00 AM

What's the future of renewable energy?

President Obama has called for America to cut its oil imports by one-third by 2025, and to get 80 percent of its electricity from clean energy sources by 2035. Does America have the technology, and the political will, to make this vision a reality?

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April 6, 2011 5:00 AM

A tiny flower holds big lessons in patience and faith

As the soil's icy grip loosens, a wildflower's bloom proves the existence of spring.

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April 5, 2011 6:25 AM

Fishing to start late on certain NE Minn. waters

The fishing season will get off to a late start on certain northeastern Minnesota lakes and streams because of the cold winter.

by Stephanie Hemphill

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April 5, 2011 6:15 AM

Bills would make sandhill cranes part of Minn. hunting law

A hunting season on sandhill cranes would become part of the state's hunting and fishing law, in House and Senate bills expected to pass soon.

by Stephanie Hemphill

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April 4, 2011 3:00 AM

Bill would cut Mississippi River protection plan

A two-year-long effort to create new protections for the Mississippi River in the Twin Cities is the target of a bill advancing in the Minnesota Legislature.

by Stephanie Hemphill

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April 1, 2011 4:34 PM

U researchers contribute to bid for more renewable energy

University of Minnesota researchers convert fatty acids into fuel.

by Tom Crann

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April 1, 2011 8:40 AM

Scientists question GMO food claims in biotech letter

The widespread Internet posting of a letter by a retired Purdue University researcher who says he has linked genetically modified corn and soybeans to crop diseases and abortions and infertility in livestock has raised concern among scientists.

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