A Lawton, N.D., man convicted of draining wetlands on his property was smacked with a $10,000 fine and five years of probation in federal court Tuesday. It's the second time Alvin Peterson, 78, has ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — Armed with a tractor or a backhoe, Alvin Peterson bulldozes the dirt that chokes the waterways forming prairie potholes on his land, saying he’s putting it back to the way God ...

A federal judge ruled Thursday that a Lawton, N.D., landowner convicted of draining wetlands violated his probation by not paying $11,500 in fines and restoration costs. Alvin Peterson, 78, admitted ...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. - A Lawton farmer has been sentenced to two years of probation for illegally draining wetlands, U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says. Alvin Peterson, 74, was convicted last November of ...

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WASHINGTON - D.C. officials have announced a settlement after accusing a developer of violating multiple environmental laws and drying out precious protected wetlands, and now, that company is pushing ...

BISMARCK, N.D. -- It appears that Punxsutawney Phil was mistaken, and an early spring has arrived in North Dakota. Along with the arrival of spring, is the arrival of spring showers (and in most years ...

BURAS, La. — When wetlands in the Upper Midwest are drained for agriculture, Ryan Lambert’s hunting and fishing lodge takes a beating — even though it’s a thousand miles away in coastal Louisiana.