Minnesota

By Joe Albert Staff Writer Minneapolis – A bill that’s passed the U.S. House and is slated for discussion in the Senate in the near future, would significantly weaken the Endangered Species Act, according to

By Joe Albert Staff Writer Aquatic vegetation targeted in House bill St. Paul – Legislation in the House would require the DNR to grant a permit to any lakeshore owners for control of submerged vegetation

By John Miller Associated Press Idaho governor a possible Norton replacement Boise, Idaho (AP) – With Interior Secretary Gale Norton calling it quits, some groups in Washington, D.C., say an informal short list of possible

By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington – The proposed federal Wetlands Loan Act, a plan to accelerate the purchase of land for wildlife, received another ally when the the National Governors Association endorsed the bill.

By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul – The 2006 session of the Legislature began fast and furious. Discussion will continue this session on three of the major bills conservation groups have been talking about

By Tim Spielman Associate Editor St. Paul – A news release from the National Environmental Trust regarding increasingly early ice-out on Minnesota lakes and others across the nation likely raised some eyebrows. But Minnesota DNR