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Great Northern Festival celebrates winter culture through art, sport and discussion

Great Northern Festival celebrates winter culture through art, sport and discussion

Over the next 10 days, the Great Northern Festival’s events will encourage Minnesotans to celebrate winter culture, while especially considering climate change and the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd.
by Euan Kerr

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Forest Service slashes BWCA permits to protect wilderness. Some say the cuts go too far

Forest Service slashes BWCA permits to protect wilderness. Some say the cuts go too far

Canoeists eager to take a summer trip into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness can start making reservations Wednesday. But competition for those permits could be more intense this year after the Forest Service slashed the number of available slots.
by Dan Kraker

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State court reverses PolyMet water permit, but sides with company on other issues

State court reverses PolyMet water permit, but sides with company on other issues

The state appeals court has reversed a key permit for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine, sending it back to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for additional analysis of its impacts to groundwater. But in a mixed ruling, the court also sided with PolyMet and the MPCA on several issues.
by Dan Kraker

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Trailcam captures busy life on Voyageurs ‘wolf and bear highway’

A well-placed trail camera caught wolves, moose, bears, lynx and other creatures last fall in Voyageurs National Park. The recently posted footage offers a cool view on wilderness life in northern Minnesota.
by Sarah Gelbard

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A Minnesota kindergarten program takes learning outside

A Minnesota kindergarten program takes learning outside

The new initiative at Gatewood Elementary of Hopkins Public Schools is part of the school’s effort to become more environmentally focused.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Extreme weather cost $280 billion globally in 2021

Extreme weather cost $280 billion globally in 2021

Large insurers are calling for urgent action on climate change after another year of costly catastrophic losses because of extreme weather.
by Paul Huttner

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