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Hawaii’s Mauna Loa starts to erupt, sending ash nearby

Hawaii’s Mauna Loa starts to erupt, sending ash nearby

The world’s largest active volcano was erupting Monday. Officials said that Mauna Loa wasn’t immediately threatening communities on Hawaii’s Big Island but people should be prepared for worse. The U.S. Geological Survey says the eruption began late Sunday night in the volcano on the Big Island. The agency warned residents at risk from Mauna Loa's lava flows to review their eruption preparations. Scientists had been on alert because of a recent spike in earthquakes at the summit of the volcano, which last erupted in 1984.
by The Associated Press

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Work of pioneering Arctic explorer from Minnesota gains new relevance in tracking effects of climate change

Work of pioneering Arctic explorer from Minnesota gains new relevance in tracking effects of climate change

Canadian researchers have been traveling to Minnesota to view plant specimens gathered in the Arctic decades ago by a boot-clomping, chain-smoking librarian who grew up near Duluth. The work of Margaret Oldenburg is finding new relevance as a way to better understand the effects of climate change.
by Tim Nelson

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Bringing back the white pine, a foundational American tree

In a state renowned for its forests, there is arguably no Minnesota tree more majestic than the white pine. After logging nearly wiped out the species a century ago, longstanding efforts to bring them back are beginning to take root.
by Dan Kraker

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Bison spread as Native American tribes reclaim stewardship

Bison spread as Native American tribes reclaim stewardship

Indigenous groups in the U.S. and Canada are leading efforts to restore bison across North America more than a century after European settlers drove the species to near extinction. 
by The Associated Press

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DNR to expand list of prohibited species in Minnesota

DNR to expand list of prohibited species in Minnesota

The Minnesota DNR wants to expand the list of prohibited invasive species. Thirteen species or species groups have been identified as high risk. The agency is currently taking public comment on the proposal. 
by Dan Gunderson

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Did the world make progress on climate change? Here's what was decided at global talks

Did the world make progress on climate change? Here's what was decided at global talks

Delegates reached a last-minute deal to pay vulnerable countries for damages caused by climate change. But the final agreement does not put humanity on track to avoid catastrophic warming.
by Nathan Rott, Michael Copley, Lauren Sommer and Rebecca Hersher

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Regenerative farm research has global interest

Regenerative farm research has global interest

A project designed to study the effects of regenerative agriculture has received funding to expand to other countries. The 1000 farms initiative launched this year in the U.S. It’s now getting global attention.
by Dan Gunderson

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Record low levels of the Mississippi River cause major problems for grain

Record low levels of the Mississippi River cause major problems for grain

The Mississippi River reached record lows in the southern U.S. this fall causing major problems for the 60% of U.S. grain harvest that’s typically shipped down America’s largest river.
by Paul Huttner and Ngoc Bui

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