Workshop Addresses Battle Against Emerald Ash Borer
DULUTH, Minn. - Researchers and forest managers from Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Northeast are in Duluth this week to develop a game plan for battling the emerald ash borer. The workshop…
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Ordinance To Allow More Road Usage By Class One ATV's
Carlton, Minn Carlton County officials aim to take ATV's from off the road to on them through a new ordinance. The ordinance would allow more access along county and state roads and…
Minnesota Agency Collects More Data on Health of Watersheds
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has spent years documenting and monitoring all 80 of Minnesota's major watershed in order to gain data about the health of the state's rivers, lakes, and streams. Minnesota Public Radio…
Minnesota Researchers Make Progress in Fish Cryopreservation
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Researchers at the University of Minnesota have made a breakthrough in the cryopreservation of fish, which could help preserve specie and repopulate the ocean. The Minnesota Daily reports that researchers are using gold nanoparticles and lasers to…
New Trail to Connect Lincoln Park Middle School to Duluth Traverse
DULUTH, Minn. - A group of cyclists traded in their bikes for shovels Thursday. Volunteers with COGGS , the Duluth Composite Team, and city staff spent the evening building…
Finke's Berry Farm Nearing Final Days
CARLTON, Minn. - Through the years, hundreds of hands have helped yield thousands of strawberries near the City of Carlton. Now, the owners of Finke’s Berry Farm are preparing to say goodbye. Owners…
Community Forum Raises Opioid Awareness In St. Louis County
Hibbing, Minn. The Hibbing community is doing their part to combat the opioid and meth problem in St. Louis County. Hundreds came out to hear from multiple agencies that deal with the…
Surviving The Boundary Waters Severe Weather
Meteorologist Brittney Merlot takes us back into some remote Boundary Waters locations that were in the direct path of severe weather. While talking to two survivors of the 1999 and 2016 blow down…
World's Plastic Waste Could Bury Manhattan 2 Miles Deep
WASHINGTON (AP) - A cradle-to-grave study of global plastics finds the industry has made more than 9 billion tons of plastic since 1950. The research shows there's enough left over to bury Manhattan under more than two miles of trash.…
Inside the Boundary Waters
The vast wilderness of the Boundary Waters is in our backyard with thousands of visitors a year. It has the highest point in Minnesota and some of the…
Duluth Officials Ask for Residents' Help in Stopping Emerald Ash Borer
DULUTH, Minn. - Emerald Ash Borer was first discovered in Duluth on Park Point in 2015 and has since been found elsewhere in the city. Duluth officials have a plan to…
Copper Mining Fight Near BWCA Heats Up
MINNEAPOLIS–The fight over whether to allow copper–nickel mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area of northeastern Minnesota is shifting to St. Paul. The U.S. Forest Service is opening a new set of public meetings on its proposal to bar minerals…
Heavy Rains Slow Wisconsin Timber Harvest
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's logging industry is struggling to harvest wood because of the wet summer, leaving loggers with less money while they wait for work during better weather. Wisconsin Public Radio reports that the last three months are…
St. Louis River Alliance Celebrates River Restoration Funding
DULUTH, Minn. - In May the Minnesota Legislature passed their $988 million bonding bill Among the projects included in the bill is $25.4 million in funding for the St. Louis River Estuary…
Report: Solar More Cost Effective than Natural Gas
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A report from a Minnesota university shows adding energy storage may be a cost effective way to help meet the state's electricity demand. Minnesota Public Radio reports that University of Minnesota's Energy Transition Lab presented…
