Special fishing regulations will change on 17 Minnesota lakes and one trout stream in March, while existing special rules will become permanent on five other lakes around the state.
The use of pesticides in the 1950s and 60s, containing a chemical called DDT, eliminated many peregrine falcon populations across the nation. But there’s a comeback happening.
Kris Eilers is formally taking over the reigns of the SLRA as they work to have the St. Louis River delisted as an area of concern for the Environmental Protection Agency.
Residents are encouraged to bring their tree trimmings to the crews, who will chip and compost it, to ensure the beetle is dead.
Two people in Superior were hospitalized early Sunday morning due to toxic levels of carbon monoxide in their apartment.
Climate change is warming lakes across the world, affecting freshwater ecosystems, according to a study spanning six continents.
Completion and shipping of the RAID drilling system was announced at the American Geophysical Union annual meeting in San Francisco on Thursday.
A three year environmental improvement project has wrapped up at Minnesota Power’s Boswell Energy Center.
A large section of East 4th Street is looking very different after dozens of trees were chopped down to make way for a 2016 street reconstruction project by St. Louis County.
We’re getting you up close and by boat to check out the base work for the new Highway 53 redevelopment project on the Iron Range.
Jay Cooke State park is offering a monthly preschool program series called “Lil Park Peeps.”
Minnesota Power is planning a community Solar Garden, but some community members are not quite satisfied with the plans.
There’s a lot of excitement right now for a small alternative school in Duluth that’s gotten a big eco-friendly grant.
El Nino is nothing new to the meteorological world. Every four to five years, it makes its return, impacting weather patterns all across the world. But as we get closer to winter, many Northlanders are wondering what kind of winter we can expect this time around.
Minnesota power has signed a 10-year contact to supply electricity to ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaker.
Wildlife managers say Minnesota pheasant hunters should keep their gear handy.
It’s Wisconsin’s turn to get out in to the woods, with their firearms deer season kicking off this Saturday. Thousands are expected to take aim to bag their big catch.
The St. Louis River is one of 43 areas of concern designated under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
A letter signed by 26 wildlife scientists urges the federal government to remove gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region from the endangered list.
The state of Minnesota approved the final environmental impact statement of a proposed copper-nickle mine project in Northeastern Minnesota.
A Wisconsin tradition is about to begin again this weekend.
We are a little over two months until Beargrease sled dog marathon, but people aren’t waiting until January to start talking about the famous race.
Minnesota power is filing a rate plan that will provide lower electric rates for up to a dozen critical industrial companies but there won’t be cuts for everyone.
Minnesota Power customers could see their rates go up if the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approves a rate plan filed Friday in an effort to help the struggling taconite and paper industries.
Duluth residents have objected to the project based on the planned removal of several mature trees that currently line the street.
The University of Wisconsin Superior held a Veteran’s Day ceremony Wednesday, honoring the school’s past and present military members.
The event started off with an open house that featured environmental researchers, projects, and ideas, and was free and open to the public.
If you love the outdoors get ready for some new adventure spots that’ll be popping up in Duluth.
Officials have raised the walleye limit for anglers on Upper Red Lake this winter, and those fish can be from a broader size range.
President Barack Obama announced his decision Friday to reject the Keystone XL pipeline proposal.
After ten years of review, the final Environmental Impact Statement was released Friday for the proposed Polyment mining project near Hoyt Lakes.
People from all over gathered to celebrate hunting on the range.
A mild winter last year could help area hunters looking to shoot that 12-point buck this weekend.
It was just three years ago St. Louis county put their foot down to hunters building extravagant deer stands.
The U.S. Department of Energy and the Minnesota Department of Commerce has issued the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Great Northern Transmission Line.
A partnership between Canadian National Railway, Community action Duluth, And the City of Duluth is working to build a stronger community through support of green jobs, preserving green spaces and stream beds.
The Minnesota Supreme Court has declined to reconsider barring wildlife researcher Lynn Rogers from putting radio collars on black bears.
The Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve received a grant of over $300,000.
To combat the infestation, the city is planning to remove all of the ash trees that are 12 inches in diameter or smaller, and to inject the bigger trees with pesticide. But experts are asking for help in fighting the infestation.
Emerald Ash Borer, the larvae known to kill ash trees, has been discovered on Park Point in Duluth.
Some Duluth parents are seriously concerned about pieces of shredded rubber tires that blanket playground at elementary school in the Duluth School District.
Minnesota Power is evolving – and has plans to use more solar energy.
The students presented their ideas to community members for input and feedback. They plan to take what they learned to apply it to their design process.
The U.S. Coast Guard has begun its annual mission to remove buoys and beacons from the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway before winter.
A federal judge in Madison is allowing Wisconsin’s Chippewa tribes to hunt deer at night in part of northern Wisconsin.
As temperatures change the insects seek shelter from cold weather that is potentially fatal.
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton was in Eveleth Monday to meet with Essar Steel officials.
A dinosaur claw fossil found on northeastern Minnesota’s Iron Range could help researchers better figure out what sort of dinosaurs lived in the state.
Montevideo has been selected to host the 2016 Minnesota Governor’s Pheasant Opener.
The Department of Natural Resources has named 17 people to its new Mille Lacs Fisheries Advisory Committee and a new point person for the agency’s efforts to revive the popular lake’s struggling walleye population.
