Taking steps to put the St. Louis River on a mercury diet.
Ecosystems changing rapidly in many remote northern lakes
Recent studies show how protected waters of Midwest National Parks are affected by global forces.
Remembering Grant Merritt, genial and tenacious defender of Minnesota’s environment
Environmental crusader shares his perspectives in highly readable memoir.
Experts clash over logging in wildlife areas
“Timber sales are not planned by wildlife managers; they’re assigned from the top down.”
Big plan to change Minnesota’s water quality rules
Minnesota agency plans to set new rules that critics say will allow degradation in water quality.
Book Review: Iron and Water: My Life Protecting Minnesota’s Environment
Environmental crusader shares his perspectives in highly readable memoir.
The Making of Minnesota’s New Atlas of Breeding Birds
The remarkable story of an 8-year effort
Reporter’s Notebook: Environmental oral history project begins with Chuck Dayton
In the early 1970s, Minnesota legislators put key environmental protections into law. An oral history project aims to recall how the bills were passed with wide margins, and how effective the laws have been.
Researcher crusades for policies to protect water: profile of Dr. Deborah Swackhamer
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: Plain Radical by Robert Jensen
Book celebrates Minnesota peace, justice campaigner.