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Emergency managers hope new radar will fix coverage gaps in Minnesota
A newly installed radar system is intended to cover a gap in weather radar coverage in western Minnesota. Radar gaps happen in areas far from National Weather Service radar sites. Because the earth...
View ArticleWildlife refuge pond in Hawaii mysteriously turns bright pink. Drought may be...
HONOLULU — A pond in Hawaii has turned so bubble-gum pink it could be from the set of “Barbie,” but the bizarre phenomenon is no cause for a dance party. Drought may be to blame for the strange hue,...
View ArticleRamsey County breaks ground on $29.7 million environmental service center
Ramsey County broke ground this week on a $29.7 million environmental service center in Roseville. Located at 1700 Kent St., the center will span more than 30,000 square feet and feature a covered...
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Do snitches net fishes? Scientists turn invasive carp into traitors to slow...
LA CROSSE, Wis. — Wildlife officials across the Great Lakes are looking for spies to take on an almost impossible mission: stop the spread of invasive carp. Over the last five years, agencies such as...
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Prolonged drought still bringing trouble for lower Mississippi River
An extended drought is causing low water levels in key shipping channels like the Mississippi River, and officials trying to address the problems say the fix is out of their hands. “Rain across the...
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Wandering moose continues central Minnesota trek to stardom
SAUK CENTRE — The wandering moose who has appeared on more screens in west central Minnesota than any other moose since Bullwinkle of television cartoon fame continues his trek to stardom. In the past...
View ArticleMPCA investigating origin of infectious waste found at trash facility
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is investigating how loads containing infectious human and animal waste ended up at the Ramsey/Washington Recycling and Energy Center in Newport. Employees at the...
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In 1st trial of its kind in the U.S., Irish startup spreads concrete dust on...
Adriana Pérez | Chicago Tribune (TNS) Over the course of millions of years, the earth regularly removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through a natural process called weathering, when exposure to...
View ArticleDespite setbacks, states are still counting on offshore wind
By Alex Brown, Stateline.org In recent months, East Coast states’ plans to install massive new offshore wind farms have been battered by bad economic news, canceled contracts and newfound uncertainty...
View ArticleNew technology installed beneath Detroit street can charge electric vehicles...
DETROIT — Crews have installed what’s billed as the nation’s first wireless-charging public roadway for electric vehicles beneath a street just west of downtown Detroit. Copper inductive charging coils...
View ArticleProposed NewRange copper-nickel mine in Minnesota suffers fresh setback on...
The proposed NewRange Copper Nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota suffered a fresh setback this week when an administrative law judge recommended that state regulators should not reissue a crucial...
View ArticleToo Good To Go food waste app offers restaurant deals
Oh man do I love eating and dislike cooking. It’s a conflict-prone combination that lends itself to going out to eat way too much, which has become prohibitively expensive in these inflationary times....
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A moose continues to be on the loose in Minnesota — and now even the New York...
In October, Bernie Stang, who lives in central Minnesota, hustled her daughter and a friend into her car and set off in search of a wayward moose named Rutt. After five hours, they found him trotting...
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New Minnesota deer hunting group to hold meetings on wolves
A new hunting group has formed in Minnesota and has taken on wolves and wolf management as its first major issue. Hunters For Hunters has scheduled public evening meetings for Dec. 6 in Carlton, Dec. 7...
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Before you buy a live Christmas tree, can these converts sell you on a fake?
Last year, Charlene Truong Launer, a social media content creator, bought a real Christmas tree from a seller on a sidewalk in New York. Launer, 29, and her husband carried the tree 15 minutes to their...
View ArticleHow much can forests fight climate change? A sensor in space has answers.
Over the last century, governments around the world have drawn boundaries to shield thousands of the world’s most valuable ecosystems from destruction, from the forests of Borneo and the Amazon to the...
View ArticleGlass recycler with St. Paul plant files for bankruptcy
The nation’s largest glass recycler has filed for bankruptcy, but plans to keep crushing glass during voluntary restructuring. Strategic Materials, Inc., or SMI, maintains plants and offices in 42...
View ArticleCircle K Stores and Holiday fined $200,000 for gas storage tank violations
Holiday Stationstores and Circle K Stores must pay a $200,000 fine and spend more than $3.25 million to upgrade equipment after being found guilty of violations by the Minnesota Pollution Control...
View ArticleCompany hopes to extract helium beneath Lake County in northeastern Minnesota
ISABELLA, Minn. — A company eyeing helium extraction in northeastern Minnesota’s Duluth Complex is planning on more exploratory drilling this winter in hopes of confirming what a 2011 sample found:...
View ArticleMinnesota court backs major permit for proposed NewRange (PolyMet)...
The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday affirmed a decision by a state agency to grant a major permit for the proposed NewRange copper-nickel mine, saying regulators adequately considered the...
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