Mining & Environmental News

Minnesotans Encouraged to Swap Older Stoves

DULUTH, Minn. - You've likely heard of "Cash for Clunkers"; well, there's now a similar program for wood–burning stoves. Project Stove Swap gives Northern Minnesotans an incentive to replace their older, inefficient…

Committee to Finalize CWD Recommendations in Wisconsin

MADISON (AP) - An advisory committee is getting ready to finalize its recommendations for revisions to Wisconsin's long-term chronic wasting disease program. The Department of Natural Resources adopted a 15-year plan in 2010, which calls for a review following the…

Cow Moose Rescued After Fall into Idaho Basement

KETCHUM, Idaho (AP) - Authorities say a female moose is safe after she fell through an unlatched window into the basement of an Idaho home. The Idaho Mountain Express reports that the moose spent about three hours in the basement…

Deer Sterilized in Ann Arbor to Help Decrease Population

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Dozens of female deer have been sterilized in Ann Arbor, as part of the nonlethal phase of the city's winter 2017 deer management plan. The Ann Arbor News reports that veterinarians performed surgeries on 54…

Death Toll from Southeast Tornadoes Rises to 21

ALBANY, Ga. (AP) - The death toll from a weekend outbreak of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms int he Southeast has increased to at least 21. A 77-year-old woman in southwest Georgia died form storm-related injuries, Thrusday night, at a hospital.…

Minnesota Poultry Farmers Warily Watch Bird Flu Outbreaks

ST. PAUL (AP) - Poultry farmers in Minnesota are cautiously watching the spread of bird flu in Europe and Asia. Minnesota Public Radio reports that the World Health Organization is on "high alert" because the bird flu virus has been…

Fungus Killing Northern Minnesota Bats

Somewhere between 8,000-12,000 bats call the Soudan Underground Mine home, but a wide spreading fungus is hurting their numbers. The fungus known as white nose syndrome grows on the bat's muzzle and causes…

Official: Trump Wants to Slash EPA Workforce, Budget

WASHINGTON (AP) - The former head of President Donald Trump's transition team at the Environmental Protection Agency says he expects the new administration to seek budget and staff cuts. Myron Ebell left the transition team last week saying, in an…

Grand Avenue Estates Project Gets Pollution Grant

DULUTH, Minn- There is growing excitement for a major housing development along the St. Louis River corridor that hit a polluted snag. The city of Duluth and the developer have landed a $654,000  clean–up grant from the state. That money…

Wisconsin Point Restoration Plans Taking Shape

SUPERIOR, Wisc. - Plans for restoration on Wisconsin Point are nearing completion. The Superior Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department shared design details of the project with residents tonight. The restoration focuses on…

Investigators Seek Tips About Upper Peninsula Wolf Poaching

STAMBAUGH TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Michigan conservation officers are appealing for public tips about the illegal shooting of a wolf in the Upper Peninsula's Iron County. The Department of Natural Resources says the poaching happened about 10 miles southwest of…