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Stories from July 15, 2026

What’s fueling northeastern Minnesota’s wildfires?

What’s fueling northeastern Minnesota’s wildfires?

Coming up at 9 a.m. Wednesday, MPR News guest host Kelly Gordon talks with a forest ecologist about the wildfires burning in and around the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, what's fueling them, why they're so difficult to contain and how to reduce wildfire risk.
by Kelly Gordon and Cari Dwyer

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