ENVIRONMENT
Putting oilfield brine on roads could help clear the air
WATFORD CITY, N.D. What is now considered oilfield waste could be reused as an affordable way to control dust on western North Dakota roads, officials said Wednesday. The North Dakota Department of ...
Posted on 6/13/13 at 12:25 AM
Northshore mercury roundup
Residents of Silver Bay and Babbitt are invited to turn in their old mercury-laden products and old electronics free of charge during two events sponsored by Cliffs Natural Resources Northshore Mini...
Posted on 6/11/13 at 12:00 AM
Amid a New Study, Questions Surround the Ongoing Mining Issue in Glenwood City
[first published on WIvoices.org] A new and comprehensive study on frac sand mining was released Wednsesday featuring input from a local man.Tom Quinn is the Executive Director of the Wisconsin Far...
Posted on 5/17/13 at 11:21 PM
Bug market, big returns
Sure, you could listen to the experts about what the stock market will do. But how reliable is that? The return of the cicadas this summer -- now that's something you can bank on. These locusts mak...
Posted on 5/8/13 at 12:30 PM
We have our man for the job! Now let's get to work! Thoughts on the US Elections
What does it take to become the President of the United States? And what does it take to ensure that the man you voted for is elected to office? These are the questions I've been asking myself ever...
Posted on 11/7/12 at 5:40 AM
Blacklock land in Carlton County protected 
By News Tribune staff , June 12, 2013
Cleanup time for Mississippi River in Twin Cities 
Today is riverboat cleanup day along the river, with volunteers to fan out to pick up the debris that high water has deposited along sandbars.
By Associated Press report , June 12, 2013
St. Louis County commissioners debate funding for north Conservation District 
By John Myers , June 12, 2013
New option offered for Highway 53 in Virginia 
By John Myers , June 12, 2013
St. Louis County Board considers cutting funding to agency with 'overzealous' employee 
By John Myers , June 11, 2013
Eh? Northshore mercury roundup 
Residents of Silver Bay and Babbitt are invited to turn in their old mercury-laden products and old electronics — free of charge — during two events sponsored by Cliffs Natural Resources’ Northshore Mining operations.
By News Tribune staff , June 11, 2013
Northland Nature: Turtles basking on the mighty log
By Larry Weber , June 09, 2013
Field reports: Agency culls cormorants on Lake Vermilion 
A United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services crew killed 70 cormorants on Lake Vermilion on May 29 as part of an effort to reduce the cormorant population on the lake, said Duane Williams, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources large-lake specialist at Tower. The day before, DNR officials had counted 349 cormorant nests on Potato Island in the eastern basin of the lake. That total was down from 434 nests last year.
By Sam Cook , June 09, 2013
Quotable 
“We are here on the planet only once, and might as well get a feel for the place.”
Annie Dillard
June 09, 2013
Feds will end wolf protections across U.S. 
The Obama administration on Friday did as expected and announced its plan to end protections for gray wolves across the U.S. even in areas where they once roamed but no longer exist.
By John Myers , June 08, 2013
Duluth workshops focus on climate-enhanced flooding 
As the one-year anniversary of the Twin Ports area’s worst flooding approaches, two conservation groups are sponsoring workshops in Duluth on how the Northland can adapt to increased floods spurred by a warmer climate.
By John Myers , June 08, 2013
Feds officially announce plans to end wolf protections across U.S. 
By John Myers , June 07, 2013
Minnesota Power gets vote to retrofit Cohasset plant 
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on Thursday agreed that Minnesota Power does not need to conduct a major environmental review before retrofitting its Boswell 4 coal-fired power plant in Cohasset with new pollution control equipment.
By John Myers , June 07, 2013
Commission supports retrofit of coal-fired Minnesota Power plant 
By John Myers , June 06, 2013
Duluth workshops focus on climate-enhanced flooding 
Groups stress adapting to warmer climate, bigger storms, to mitigate flood damage.
By John Myers , June 06, 2013
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