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  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Mill City Farmers Market returns this Week in Food

    Busy week! The Mill City Farmers Market returns on Saturday, and don't forget to honor mom on Sunday with something especially delicious this Week in Food. 5/8 Creating a fun, tasty dessert doesn't have to take hours or require a long list of ingredients. With the right items in your pantry, you c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Watch your heads, Minnesota boaters: Asian carp have arrived

    ​Batten down the hatches -- Asian carp have arrived in Minnesota. A silver carp and a bighead carp were caught in the Mississippi River March 1 near Winona, the furthest point upstream the fish have been seen thus far.Recent reports make the invasive fish sound like villainous creatures from a sci ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    Drinking and learning on tap this week in food

    Learning and drinking: two things we're not opposed to, especially when done together. If you feel the same way then this is your week. We've got classes, beer dinners, classes on making beer, and even an afternoon dedicated to healthy eating. Dive in.

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2011

    Lizz Winstead discusses dumb politicians, upcoming projects

    ​Minnesota native Lizz Winstead will be back for the holidays for what has become an annual homecoming show in which she puts her wry spin on the last year in American politics. The writer, comedian, and Daily Show creator spends all year performing topical material in an ever-changing lineup ... More >>

  • Arts

    September 14, 2011

    Pro Rata, Workhaus explore effects of terrorism

    A review of Cat's Paw and A Short Play About 9/11

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    Summit's Silver Anniversary Ale--a sneak peek

    25 years of beers. ​ In 1986 Ronald Reagan was president, Top Gun was a biggie in movie theaters, and The Cosby Show was cracking folks up every Thursday night. 1986 was also the year when Summit Brewing Company began, working out of a former truck parts store on University Avenue in St. Paul. And ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    Twin Cities air pollution health advisory issued

    The pollution warning expires at midnight.​It seems we'll never run into a shortage of reasons to complain about the weather here in Minnesota. Just a few months ago, we were still whining about a cold and snowy winter that had long overstayed its welcome. Today, it's so damn hot and sunny ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2011

    Xcel Energy, EPA win Supreme Court battle on climate change laws

    WikipediaXcel Energy and other utilities sided with the EPA in court and won.​In news that initially sounds like a contradiction in terms, the Environmental Protection Agency and five major utility companies including Minnesota-based Xcel Energy, have scored a win together in the U.S. Supreme ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    American Lung Association: Ramsey County's air gets a "D"

    Broken HaikuTime to clear the air.​Smell something bad? The American Lung Association is out with a new study today that shows Ramsey County fell from a "C" to a "D" grade when it comes to air quality -- the worst in the state. Based on EPA data on ozone and particle pollution from 2007-2009, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    Forecast in St. Paul: Radioactive rain

    TopatoMaybe Blinky makes a guest appearance in the Mississippi this summer?​Officials at the Environmental Protection Agency say it's raining radiation in St. Paul as a result of the damaged nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan. The readings show elevated levels of radioactive iodine-131 i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2010

    Ron Johnson isn't buying all the global warming hype

    Ron JohnsonIt's going to take a lot more than the scientific community to fool this senate candidate.​These days, pretty much every mainstream scientist out there recognizes the existence of global warming. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, for example, cites multiple studies all in ag ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2010

    Om: happy hour of the week

    ​Om 401 North 1st Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612.338.1510, website Hours and Details: Daily, 4:30-6:30 p.m.: $2 house red and white wine, rail drinks, and Summit EPA, IPA, and Seasonal. Monday-Thursday, 9-11 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 9 p.m.-12 a.m.: $5 house wine, rail drinks and Summit, EPA, IPA ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2010

    Summit takes home the gold at World Beer Cup

    ​They call it the Olympics of Beer--the biggest commercial beer contest in the world. The biannual Brewer's Association World Beer Cup, held last week in Boulder, featured 3,308 entries and was judged by 179 experts from 26 countries.St. Paul's Summit Brewing Company took first place in the Classi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2009

    Bottled water is b.s.

    Wait a second--coffers are empty and the state is spending how much on bottled water?

  • News

    March 11, 2009

    Seward residents: Xcel's smelly poles stinking up Minneapolis

    Hundreds of new penta-treated utility poles planned for the metro

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2009

    Politics made easy: Photobooth picture supports EPA standards

    When we came across photo collection of random people holding car keys, we decided to figure out what these odd balls were up to.

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2008

    The Alf Defense: Don't open the e-mail, and it never happened

    When we came across photo collection of random people holding car keys, we decided to figure out what these odd balls were up to.

  • Feature

    May 7, 2008

    Buried Treasure

    On the Iron Range, the surging commodities market may bring prosperity. But it might also threaten one of the state's greatest natural resources.

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2008

    That south Minneapolis dirt

    On the Iron Range, the surging commodities market may bring prosperity. But it might also threaten one of the state's greatest natural resources.

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2008

    Water sports

    On the Iron Range, the surging commodities market may bring prosperity. But it might also threaten one of the state's greatest natural resources.

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2008

    Suppressed Report: Great Lakes States at Great Public Health Risk

    On the Iron Range, the surging commodities market may bring prosperity. But it might also threaten one of the state's greatest natural resources.

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2007

    Boom boom bust: ethanol glut looms

    On the Iron Range, the surging commodities market may bring prosperity. But it might also threaten one of the state's greatest natural resources.

  • News

    July 4, 2007

    Sucked Dry

    In the rush to cash in on ethanol, the Midwest might be giving away its greatest natural resource

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2007

    Just Don't Inhale

    In the rush to cash in on ethanol, the Midwest might be giving away its greatest natural resource

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2007

    1/3 Morning Communiqué

    In the rush to cash in on ethanol, the Midwest might be giving away its greatest natural resource

  • News

    March 29, 2006

    When Good Science is Bad Politics

    A troublesome family of synthetic chemicals called PFCs—many of them produced in Minnesota—is turning up in the bodies of people and animals worldwide. So why did the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency force its leading PFC researcher, Dr. F

  • News

    February 8, 2006

    Waiting to Exhale

    The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency sees blue skies ahead. Or is that hot air?

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2006

    2/6: Morning Communique

    The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency sees blue skies ahead. Or is that hot air?

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2006

    Aqualung

    The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency sees blue skies ahead. Or is that hot air?

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2005

    Pawlenty's Suburban myth

    The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency sees blue skies ahead. Or is that hot air?

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2005

    9/22: Morning Communique

    The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency sees blue skies ahead. Or is that hot air?

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2005

    9/16: Morning Communique

    The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency sees blue skies ahead. Or is that hot air?

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2005

    Fox Henhouse = the Bush EPA

    The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency sees blue skies ahead. Or is that hot air?

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2005

    Don't drink the water. Don't even swim in it.

    The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency sees blue skies ahead. Or is that hot air?

  • News

    February 4, 2004

    Cut the Crap

    Sewage sludge: Fertilizer or public menace?

  • News

    October 2, 2002

    Off Beat

    Sewage sludge: Fertilizer or public menace?

  • Books

    January 16, 2002

    Down on the Riverside

    Activists want Xcel to clean up its oldest--and dirtiest--power plant

  • Books

    September 13, 2000

    Cowadunga

    Did the power that lights your lava lamp begin as a pile of cow manure?

  • Books

    November 4, 1998

    Let Them Eat Sludge Cake

    A new plan for disposing of metro-area sewage has critics crying foul

  • Feature

    September 1, 1998

    A Terrifying New Math:

    Kids + pesticides = 700% more leukemia

  • News

    July 29, 1998

    Chemical Imbalance

    How Paul Thelander turned radios into gold, wind into spirits, and chemicals into a cocktail that might have saved the world.

  • News

    April 29, 1998

    Something Rotten

    For more than a decade, Ramsey County officials blew off Ralph Sletten's complaints about the local compost site. Then a test found Agent Orange in the water.

  • News

    July 9, 1997

    The Hot Zone

    Global warming isn't just a theory anymore. Now the arguments are about how dire the changes in world climate will be, how soon they'll come--and what, if anything, can be done to moderate them.

  • News

    January 22, 1997

    Blowing Smoke: How the Buck is Passed on Air Quality

    Global warming isn't just a theory anymore. Now the arguments are about how dire the changes in world climate will be, how soon they'll come--and what, if anything, can be done to moderate them.

  • News

    December 11, 1996

    Trash Talk

    THE TAXPAYERS OF HENNEPIN COUNTY ARE SUING...

  • Art

    September 18, 1996

    Dioxin for Dinner

    THE TAXPAYERS OF HENNEPIN COUNTY ARE SUING...

  • News

    August 14, 1996

    Pesticides, Politics, and Acceptable Death

    THE TAXPAYERS OF HENNEPIN COUNTY ARE SUING...

  • News

    July 31, 1996

    What Big Oil Was Doing While You Were Fixing Your Solar Panel

    THE TAXPAYERS OF HENNEPIN COUNTY ARE SUING...

  • News

    July 3, 1996

    The Risky Business of Living

    THE TAXPAYERS OF HENNEPIN COUNTY ARE SUING...

  • News

    February 14, 1996

    Strawberry Fields Forever

    Clinton's Love Affair with a Deadly Gas

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