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An Alaska brown bear has a new shiny smile after getting a huge metal crown for a canine tooth

An Alaska brown bear has a new shiny smile after getting a huge metal crown for a canine tooth

An Alaska brown bear at the Lake Superior Zoo in northeastern Minnesota has a gleaming new silver-colored canine tooth after a first-of-its-kind procedure. The 800-pound bear named Tundra was put under sedation Monday and fitted with a new titanium alloy crown.
by The Associated Press

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As visitors flock to parks, deep cuts leave rangers and wildlife at risk

As visitors flock to parks, deep cuts leave rangers and wildlife at risk

National parks enter their busiest season understaffed and underfunded. NPR’s Morning Edition visited Joshua Tree to speak with local business owners and a park ranger feeling the impact.
by A Martínez and Iman Maani

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National Loon Center to break ground on new facility in Crosslake

National Loon Center to break ground on new facility in Crosslake

The $18.5 million project has been a decade in the making. It will include a visitor center and space for research and education, and aims to teach people how to conserve freshwater ecosystems that are vital to loons’ health.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Data centers face new regulations, some worry they fall short of protecting water, residents

Data centers face new regulations, some worry they fall short of protecting water, residents

The largest “hyperscale” data centers can consume millions of gallons of water a year, and use as much electricity as an entire large city. Some environmental and citizen groups who pushed for tougher rules don’t think the bill goes far enough to protect the state’s water supply and consumers.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Northern Minnesota forest recovering from May wildfires, but lakes could suffer for years

Northern Minnesota forest recovering from May wildfires, but lakes could suffer for years

The woods are already starting to regenerate in the area scorched by the Camp House Fire near Brimson, Minn. But researchers worry ash and fine sediment washing into lakes and streams could lead to future water quality problems.
by Dan Kraker

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