Stephanie Hemphill

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• Deformed Minnesota frogs still largely a mystery 17 years later

  MPR’s Stephanie Hemphill presents a special science report on deformed frogs in Minnesota, first found in 1995. Even seventeen years later, scientists still have not completely solved the mystery of what caused frogs to develop deformities.

  Jul. 17, 201212 minSave
• Betsy Daub comments on rice rule

  Betsy Daub, from environmental group Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, criticizes lawsuit filed by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce against the Pollution Control Agency. Daub says it's an attempt to weaken environmental protections. The Chamber says a state rule governing sulfate pollution in wild rice waters is out of date and is not based on good science.

  Dec. 18, 2010Save
• Bill passage on Asian carp prevention

  MPR’s Stephanie Hemphill reports that Congress has passed a bill designed to prevent importation of Asian carp. Minnesota U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar co-sponsored the bill.

  Dec. 2, 2010Save
• In Lake Superior, a problem algae lies dormant - but why?

  MPR’s Stephanie Hemphill looks into a microscopic organism in Lake Superior that lives peacefully on the rocky shore. But this same algae is causing big problems in some other streams around the world, notably in New Zealand and New England. It's a bit of a mystery that a handful of scientists are racing to solve.

  Nov. 8, 2010Save
• James Oberstar Copper-Nickel review

  Minnesota 8th District Congressman James Oberstar was in Hoyt Lakes today to push for faster completion of the environmental review for a proposed copper-nickel mine. Stephanie Hemphill reports.

  Aug. 28, 2010Save
• U.S. Senators Franken and Klobuchar question Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan / Voices of Minnesota: Gerald Heaney

  Hear extended excerpts on questioning of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan by Minnesota’s U.S. Senators Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar, both members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.  

  Jun. 30, 2010Save
• Boundary Waters cell phone tower dispute

  MPR’s Stephanie Hemphill reports on Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness suing to stop construction of a cell phone tower near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

  Jun. 23, 2010Save
• Companies exploring for minerals near BWCA and that's got people worried

  There are six mining companies doing exploration work that could lead to mines near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness…and that's got a lot of people concerned. The companies are drilling deep holes, probing huge deposits of valuable copper, nickel, gold, platinum, and palladium. MPR’s Stephanie Hemphill visits the operation and has this report.

  Jun. 23, 2010Save
• Jason Zabokrtsky comments on Boundary Waters mine worries

  Jason Zabokrtsky, a guide and outfitter, comments on his concerns over potential pollution from copper-nickel mining close to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

  Jun. 23, 2010Save
• Bachmann's environmental voting record criticized

  Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is brushing off criticism of her voting record from an environmental group. The League of Conservation Voters says Bachmann achieved a two-percent rating -- nearly the lowest possible -- and the group plans to work against her re-election. Bachmann campaign director Gina Countryman says it's a fringe group that won't influence Minnesota voters.

  Apr. 15, 2010Save