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Minnesota fights to keep $62 million solar grant yanked by feds

Environment

Minnesota fights to keep $62 million solar grant yanked by feds

The Environmental Protection Agency says the solar program was repealed by Congressional Republicans, but Minnesota officials say it’s too late to legally cancel the money.

Outdoors

Dennis Anderson: Losses for Minnesota bird hunters much worse than Twins

Dennis Anderson

Outdoors

Dennis Anderson: Losses for Minnesota bird hunters much worse than Twins

Dennis Anderson

Outdoor Activities

Game Fair greenhorn: Hitting a flying target proves easier than quacking like a duck

Outdoor Activities

Game Fair greenhorn: Hitting a flying target proves easier than quacking like a duck

Environment

Minnesota fights to keep $62 million solar grant yanked by feds

Environment

Minnesota fights to keep $62 million solar grant yanked by feds

The Environmental Protection Agency says the solar program was repealed by Congressional Republicans, but Minnesota officials say it’s too late to legally cancel the money.

Curious Minnesota

Mining created these Lake Superior black sand beaches. One’s a tourist destination, the other a Superfund site.

Outdoors

Targeted by DOGE, Mississippi River national park office and visitor center will keep their sites for now

This Week In Nature

Thousands of tiny toads are on the move in summer

Outdoors

Winona native disappeared in Yellowstone a year ago. ‘Army’ of searchers won’t give up.

Outdoor Activities

Nation

Deer hunter discovers rare subtropical wood stork in the wilds of Wisconsin

A very rare and apparently very confused subtropical wood stork somehow found its way to the wilds of Wisconsin.

Outdoor Activities

Game Fair greenhorn: Hitting a flying target proves easier than quacking like a duck

Home & Garden

Attempt to rescue an injured pileated woodpecker turns into a saga

Outdoor Activities

Anderson: Longtime Muskego Point resort owner Grant Hughes Jr. dies

Dennis Anderson

Environment

Environment

Look up the health of your favorite lake

About 3,000 Minnesota lakes are graded from A+ to F, based on pollution, aquatic life and development.

Environment

This lake can lay claim to the title of fishiest in Minnesota

Environment

A ‘C’ ranking for the Minneapolis Chain of Lakes is a triumph of environmental restoration

Environment

Where only the carp can thrive: Meet Ocheda, one of the unhealthiest lakes in Minnesota

This Week In Nature

This Week In Nature

Thousands of tiny toads are on the move in summer

They’ve graduated from their tadpole phase and become toadlets looking for drier ground.

This Week In Nature

Fishing spiders hunt for minnows around Minnesota lakes

This Week In Nature

Chanterelles and other tasty mushrooms are popping up around Minnesota

This Week In Nature

Minnesota’s wild blueberries are ripe for the picking. Here’s where to find them.

Strib Voices

Vikings

Souhan: Howell’s alarming performance raises more Vikings QB questions

Jim SouhanColumnist

Lynx

Neal: Through daunting part of schedule, Lynx just keep on winning

La Velle E. Neal IIIColumnist

Twins

Reusse: An appreciation for possibly the most underappreciated Twins great

Patrick ReusseColumnist

Commentaries

Opinion | Why some women in their 20s are shunning traditional careers

Eva Skipwith

Strib Voices

Vikings

Souhan: Howell’s alarming performance raises more Vikings QB questions

Jim SouhanColumnist

Lynx

Neal: Through daunting part of schedule, Lynx just keep on winning

La Velle E. Neal IIIColumnist

Twins

Reusse: An appreciation for possibly the most underappreciated Twins great

Patrick ReusseColumnist

Commentaries

Opinion | Why some women in their 20s are shunning traditional careers

Eva Skipwith

How I Get Outside

How I Get Outside

Don Shelby finds the divine in trees — and immutable laws of nature

The former WCCO TV news anchor believes no act is too small to help fight climate change.

How I Get Outside

Author Kao Kalia Yang once fished to help feed her family. Now she shares the pastime with her children.

How I Get Outside

Twin Cities musician Jeremy Messersmith finds music in the rhythm of hikes

How I Get Outside

Alan Page finds magic making syrup in Minnesota’s North Woods

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Outdoor Activities

Anderson: Longtime Muskego Point resort owner Grant Hughes Jr. dies

Born in Edina, he was drafted by the North Stars and signed on as a management trainee with Dayton’s department store at Southdale.

Dennis Anderson

August 9, 2025

How I Get Outside

Don Shelby finds the divine in trees — and immutable laws of nature

The former WCCO TV news anchor believes no act is too small to help fight climate change.

August 9, 2025

Environment

This tiny town wants to be the first in Minnesota to evict Xcel Energy and start its own utility

A four-hour wait to shut off power to a burning utility pole was one of the last straws for Slayton.

August 8, 2025

Outdoors

Anderson: All-American trapshooter Nora Ross always hits the target

“It might be a man’s sport, but I wanted to show them women belonged.”

Dennis Anderson

August 8, 2025

Outdoors

Minnesota deer farmers lose for the second time in their attempt to nullify new regulations

Faced with a law change that spells the end of their industry in Minnesota, they now want to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.

August 7, 2025

Outdoors

Skinning deceased animals and gluing plants: Specimen preparation on display at the Bell Museum

At the Bell Expeditions this week, scientists invite the public to see how they preserve plants and animals for museum collections and research.

August 6, 2025

Environment

‘I’m angry every day’: Neighbor describes life next to an Eagan car battery recycling plant

Steve Roth said his report helped spur past testing for toxic lead in his neighborhood.

August 6, 2025

Environment

Federal audit of Minnesota DNR logging program finds no violations, but gives critics their due

Report echoes concerns that timber sales have clashed with wildlife stewardship, but agency broke no laws or grant agreements.

August 5, 2025

Duluth

First yachts finish dayslong race across Lake Superior, aided by hazy skies

Catapult, from Wayzata Yacht Club, was the first to complete the 326-nautical mile event featuring 45 sailboats.

August 4, 2025

Outdoors

See the winning photo in the Minnesota Star Tribune nature photo contest

Eric Groshens’ red-winged blackbird photo rose to the top during our spring contest.

August 4, 2025

This Week In Nature

Fishing spiders hunt for minnows around Minnesota lakes

The Midwest's largest spiders, which can grow to around palm-size, are hunters, not web spinners. They capture minnows and bugs.

August 3, 2025

Outdoor Activities

Lessons from a first-timer on what not to do in the Boundary Waters

Easy routes through beautiful terrain come with one problem: Everyone is there.

August 3, 2025

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Outdoors

Minnesota fights to keep $62 million solar grant yanked by feds

Minnesota fights to keep $62 million solar grant yanked by feds

Dennis Anderson: Losses for Minnesota bird hunters much worse than Twins

Dennis Anderson: Losses for Minnesota bird hunters much worse than Twins

Game Fair greenhorn: Hitting a flying target proves easier than quacking like a duck

Game Fair greenhorn: Hitting a flying target proves easier than quacking like a duck

Minnesota fights to keep $62 million solar grant yanked by feds

Minnesota fights to keep $62 million solar grant yanked by feds

Mining created these Lake Superior black sand beaches. One’s a tourist destination, the other a Superfund site.

Targeted by DOGE, Mississippi River national park office and visitor center will keep their sites for now

Thousands of tiny toads are on the move in summer

Winona native disappeared in Yellowstone a year ago. ‘Army’ of searchers won’t give up.

Outdoor Activities

Deer hunter discovers rare subtropical wood stork in the wilds of Wisconsin

Deer hunter discovers rare subtropical wood stork in the wilds of Wisconsin

Game Fair greenhorn: Hitting a flying target proves easier than quacking like a duck

Attempt to rescue an injured pileated woodpecker turns into a saga

Anderson: Longtime Muskego Point resort owner Grant Hughes Jr. dies

Environment

Look up the health of your favorite lake

Look up the health of your favorite lake

This lake can lay claim to the title of fishiest in Minnesota

A ‘C’ ranking for the Minneapolis Chain of Lakes is a triumph of environmental restoration

Where only the carp can thrive: Meet Ocheda, one of the unhealthiest lakes in Minnesota

This Week In Nature

Thousands of tiny toads are on the move in summer

Thousands of tiny toads are on the move in summer

Fishing spiders hunt for minnows around Minnesota lakes

Chanterelles and other tasty mushrooms are popping up around Minnesota

Minnesota’s wild blueberries are ripe for the picking. Here’s where to find them.

Strib Voices

Souhan: Howell’s alarming performance raises more Vikings QB questions

Neal: Through daunting part of schedule, Lynx just keep on winning

Reusse: An appreciation for possibly the most underappreciated Twins great

Opinion | Why some women in their 20s are shunning traditional careers

Strib Voices

Souhan: Howell’s alarming performance raises more Vikings QB questions

Neal: Through daunting part of schedule, Lynx just keep on winning

Reusse: An appreciation for possibly the most underappreciated Twins great

Opinion | Why some women in their 20s are shunning traditional careers

How I Get Outside

Don Shelby finds the divine in trees — and immutable laws of nature

Don Shelby finds the divine in trees — and immutable laws of nature

Author Kao Kalia Yang once fished to help feed her family. Now she shares the pastime with her children.

Twin Cities musician Jeremy Messersmith finds music in the rhythm of hikes

Alan Page finds magic making syrup in Minnesota’s North Woods

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This lake can lay claim to the title of fishiest in Minnesota

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A booming big box retail market leaves St. Paul’s Midway behind

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This lake can lay claim to the title of fishiest in Minnesota

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Anderson: Longtime Muskego Point resort owner Grant Hughes Jr. dies

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Minnesota deer farmers lose for the second time in their attempt to nullify new regulations

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