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As trumpeter swans die, Minnesota lawmakers consider banning lead jigs and fishing tackle Educational campaigns about toxic effects in lakes have had little effect.  February 24, 2021 — 11:02am Text size Copy shortlink: State lawmakers are looking at banning lead fishing tackle, targeting the most common sinkers and jigs on the market. The small bits of lead, which have been building up on lake bottoms for decades, are poisoning and killing trumpeter swans, loons, bald eagles and other wildlife. Swans and loons are especially vul...

Minnesota Supreme Court says state can regulate mine waste seeping into groundwater Minnesota high court lets MPCA impose standards affecting groundwater.  February 10, 2021 — 1:04pm Text size Copy shortlink: State regulators can apply stricter drinking water standards to limit the groundwater pollution coming from a northern Minnesota taconite mine, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) was within its authority when it decided that the pollution that has been seeping from the mi...

A pack of wolves thrived near Minneapolis; how it died offers lessons for the future From 2014 to 2017, they formed the first known pack so close to the Twin Cities in more than a century, growing to as many as 19 wolves.  February 6, 2021 — 3:43pm Text size Copy shortlink: Two wolves, a male and a female, broke away from their northern Minnesota packs and wandered alone for dozens of miles past highways, farms and suburbs. They found each other in a small nature reserve just 20 miles north of Minneapolis. There, surrounded by tr...

Corn, conveyor belts and a virus show promise in removing invasive carp from Minnesota waters The invasive species has upended ecosystems in state waters since the 1880s.  January 30, 2021 — 8:49pm Video (05:53) : This technology could be used for managing invasive fish during their seasonal migrations and for conservation of native fishes that are having difficulties navigating around dams and other man-made obstacles. Text size Copy shortlink: Corn. Herpes. An underwater conveyor belt. The most promising weapons against one of ...