Tribes are working on many fronts to push Minnesota to do a better job of protecting the environment.
Book Review: The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan
A vivid history and sober analysis of the many threats the Great Lakes face.
Reporter’s Notebook: Oral history project continues with Grant Merritt
Key players in passage and uses of early environmental legislation are interviewed as part of an oral history project.
Efforts to restore wild rice in the St. Louis River face challenges
Efforts to restore wild rice in the St. Louis River estuary face potential challenges from carp, Canada geese, and sulfate pollution from upstream taconite mines.
Researcher crusades for policies to protect water: profile of Dr. Deborah Swackhamer
As a graduate student, Deborah Swackhamer made important discoveries about toxic chemicals polluting the Great Lakes; as a researcher she endured a grueling industry investigation; as a public scientist she showed how to make Minnesota’s lakes and rivers cleaner. In retirement she continues her lifelong quest to improve water quality.
Book Review: Amethyst and Agate: Poems of Lake Superior
Poets and visual artists contemplate Lake Superior.