As a graduate student, Deborah Swackhamer made important discoveries about toxic chemicals polluting the Great Lakes; as a researcher she endured a grueling industry investigation; as a public scientist she showed how to make Minnesota’s lakes and rivers cleaner. In retirement she continues her lifelong quest to improve water quality.
Book Review: Amethyst and Agate: Poems of Lake Superior
Poets and visual artists contemplate Lake Superior.
Comparing PolyMet to Wisconsin’s Flambeau Mine
A critic of the proposed PolyMet mine in Minnesota compares the project to the Flambeau mine, which operated in Wisconsin in the 1990s.
Book Review: Plain Radical by Robert Jensen
Book celebrates Minnesota peace, justice campaigner.
Tribes work harder, gain more influence, on environmental decisions
Over the past few decades, Ojibwe bands have been increasing their ability to work on a broad range of natural resources-related issues.
EPA scientist’s work could improve mine safety
Phil Cook dedicated his life to understanding asbestos-like fibers.
St. Louis River watershed’s ecosystem benefits valued at up to $14 billion in new study
The St. Louis River is a beautiful place — and an integral part of a complex ecosystem.
PolyMet denies access for wetlands research by U of M scientist
Company proposing Minnesota’s first potential copper mine objects to scientist’s ties to environmental organization.
North Shore: A Natural History of Minnesota’s Superior Coast
Chel Anderson and Adelheid Fischer’s new book is vast in scope, thought-provoking, and poetic in places.
Horses Haul Logs for Forest Rejuvenation
A landowner near Duluth hires horse loggers to selectively cut aging aspen, fostering the growth of young maples and oaks.
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