Study: 1 to 2 million tons of US plastic ends up in oceans, rivers or illegally dumped

A new study finds that well more than a million tons of plastic waste in the U.S. isn't going where it should, instead ending up in oceans and rivers and along roads.

Water management officials remove 50k goldfish from Chaska lake

The Carver County Water Management Organization removed roughly 50,000 goldfish from a water way attached to Big Woods Lake in Chaska, Minnesota.

Enbridge receives 2 of 10 permits from Minnesota DNR

The Enbridge Line 3 oil pipeline received two of its 10 required permits from the Minnesota DNR, the state announced Monday.

Strong winds fan Cameron Peak wildfire, largest in Colorado's history

The largest wildfire in Colorado history grew overnight as high winds pushed the blaze through rural communities and the forecast predicts more “extreme fire behavior” on Saturday.

Rare lowered water levels on Mississippi River draws the curious to Minneapolis

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers used the lock and dam system to start lowering the water levels on the Mississippi this week, giving people a rare look at the river bed. 

Red Flag Warning issued for southwestern Minnesota due to dangerous fire conditions

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for more than a dozen counties in southwestern and west-central Minnesota Tuesday due to dangerous fire conditions.  

Half of Minnesota at peak fall color, DNR says

About half of Minnesota is currently experiencing peak fall color, according to the latest report from the state Department of Natural Resources. 

Northern half of Minnesota approaching peak fall color, DNR says

The northern half of Minnesota is approaching peak fall color, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources weekly fall color report. 

California governor signs executive order to ban gas-powered cars and trucks

This rule, if not halted by a court challenge by the oil and gas industry and the Trump administration, would make California the first U.S. state with a plan to phase them out completely.

Wolf pups born on Lake Superior's Isle Royale in 2019, 2020

The wolves that were translocated to Isle Royale National Park on Lake Superior have begun to reproduce, the National Park Service says. 

Smoke chokes West Coast as wildfire deaths keep climbing

Wildfire smoke that posed a health hazard to millions choked the West Coast on Saturday as firefighters battled deadly blazes that obliterated some towns and displaced tens of thousands of people, the latest in a series of calamities this year.

Climate change largely missing from 2020 presidential campaigns as fires rage in the US

Historic wildfires are sweeping across the nation’s West Coast, but you wouldn’t know it from the presidential campaign. For President Donald Trump, the historic wildfires ravaging Democratic strongholds on the West Coast are presenting another crisis at a time when he can ill afford one.

Dramatic photos: California residents wake up to raining ash and smoke-filled skies

Others around the Bay Area also documented hazy horizons, red suns and gray skies -- all the result of the raging wildfires burning around California, which as of this week had scorched a record-setting 2.3 million acres of earth.

Jumping worm is the latest invasive species to be on the lookout for

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is asking residents to be on the lookout for another invasive species. The jumping worm can degrade soils and cause damage to plants and lawns.

AG Ellison joins lawsuit against Trump administration over reduced reviews for federal projects

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has joined a lawsuit being brought by 22 states against changes to the environmental review process by federal agencies brought by the Trump administration.