DNR Declines To Reconsider Dam Permits For PolyMet Mine
The Minnesota DNR has denied requests to reconsider the tailings dam permits that it issued for the planned PolyMet copper-nickel mine.
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The Minnesota DNR has denied requests to reconsider the tailings dam permits that it issued for the planned PolyMet copper-nickel mine.
The Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the capture and detection of four invasive carp within the past several weeks in Minnesota waters.
A mama bear and her four yearlings are back in a Braham backyard. Last year, the bear and her cubs also made an appearance. Marni Steltz says she is glad the family paid her another visit.
Gov. Tim Walz braved the elements and joined a hunting party near Northfield for the first annual Governor's Turkey Hunt.
Eugene Wynn, a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officer, was laid to rest Friday.
The wife of a fallen Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Eugene Wynn is speaking out for the first time since her husband's death.
A Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officer has died after an incident on Cross Lake in Pine City Friday evening.
Commissioner Sarah Strommen wants to fill as many state park campsites the first weekend of summer break.
As of right now, officials say it's unclear whether the parks will even be available for Memorial Day weekend.
Zebra mussel larvae typically indicate the presence of a reproducing population of zebra mussels. No adult zebra mussels have been identified, but DNR research scientist Gary Montz says "the most reasonable conclusion" is that the larvae came from adult reproduction within the lake.
Despite how miserable this winter has felt, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has classified it as "mild."
The flood plan still needs other permits. A federal judge stopped construction on the previous project.
The recent warm streak through the last half of December in Minnesota has led to the thinning of what usually would be thick ice.
Minnesota wildlife officials say a wild deer taken in Houston County has tested positive for apparent chronic wasting disease. The Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday that official confirmation will come later this week. The hunter has been notified, and the DNR is arranging to pick up the meat and carcass.
The problem is more widespread in Wisconsin - but the fear is Minnesota's population could be on the same path.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says deer numbers are continuing to rebound all across the state this year. Officials say the deer populations are now at or above its goal levels for lots of areas.
State regulators are giving the go-ahead to a controversial mining project near Minnesota's Iron Range. PolyMet Mining now has permission to move forward with a $1-billion copper-nickel mine.
Hunting for changing fall foliage, or leaf peeping, only happens once a year. So, isn't it about that time of year?
Duck hunting should be good when Minnesota's main waterfowl season opens Saturday morning, wildlife managers said Monday.
The winters are getting warmer than they used to be, and there's new local data to back that up.
Experts at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources predict a beautiful display of fall colors across most of Minnesota.
The Minnesota DNR says its foresters are reporting more acorns as we wind down the summer.
The forestry experts say it's all normal. It's really the oak trees just trying to make more oak babies.
Scientists still don't have a clear answer on whether invasive species are destroying Minnesota's lakes more than 20 years after they started spreading in the state's waters.
The DNR gave Wednesday an A+ on its "Summer Glory Index," which is what they use to rate the most comfortable days of the season.
