Reporter | Environment

Greg Stanley is an environmental reporter for the Star Tribune. He has previously covered water issues, development and politics in Florida’s Everglades and in northern Illinois.

Stanley is a native of Milwaukee and loves the outdoors. He graduated from St. Norbert College with a degree in English.


Minnesota to take the pulse of the Mississippi River, from the headwaters to Iowa border

State regulators will study the health of Minnesota's entire 650-mile stretch of the river this year.


Minnesota House lawmakers push forward fertilizer tax to clean up contaminated wells

The tax on farmers, smaller than earlier proposals, cleared a key House committee.


Minnesota to close state park on Iron Range, turn it back into a mine

A reclamation company wants to find usable iron in the waste pilings at Hill Annex Mine State Park in Calumet, Minn.


Happy Earth Day! Here are some big and small ways to reduce your carbon footprint.

Eat less beef. Ride the bus. Turn down the thermostat. For Earth Day, we bring you ideas on how to do your part and reduce your carbon footprint.


White House yet to release sustainable jet fuel tax credit rules; corn farmers eager to mix in ethanol

The lucrative federal tax credit created by the Inflation Reduction Act could be a boon for corn farmers, if it's ever released.


Legislation would give state land to Red Lake Nation

Local residents say they were blindsided by the Upper Red Lake proposal; DNR said it was not consulted about bills.


Bill would transfer vast tract of Minnesota-owned woodlands back to White Earth tribe

The proposal would change ownership of portions of the White Earth State Forest within the band's reservation boundaries.


Video of wolf killing Minnesota deer becomes political fodder

The video was publicized by U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber, who wants gray wolves off the endangered species list.


Dairy processor fined for overwhelming southeastern Minnesota sewer plant by dumping raw milk

Plainview Milk Products Cooperative has been cited for four spills in the last two years.


What caused the 'horrific' deformities of Minnesota frogs in the 1990s?

The discovery by Minnesota middle schoolers became national news, leading to similar finds elsewhere in the country.