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Dry conditions might mean a good year for wild rice

Dry conditions might mean a good year for wild rice

Drought across Minnesota might mean an abundant harvest for a crop that grows in water. Minnesota has more acres of natural wild rice than any other state in the country.
by Dan Gunderson

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In Clearwater County, sheriff aims to keep peace amid Line 3 resistance

In Clearwater County, sheriff aims to keep peace amid Line 3 resistance

Some opponents of the Enbridge Line 3 project have complained of heavy-handed tactics by police, who've rounded up and arrested people holding marches and occupying construction sites. In Clearwater County, Sheriff Darin Halverson has taken a noticeably different approach.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Tribe proposes restoring elk to northeastern Minnesota

Tribe proposes restoring elk to northeastern Minnesota

After years of study, the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has submitted a formal proposal to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to move up to 150 elk from the northwestern corner of the state beginning in 2025.
by Dan Kraker

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Bishop resigns as pollution agency head prior to Senate vote

Bishop resigns as pollution agency head prior to Senate vote

Laura Bishop resigned as Minnesota Pollution Control Agency commissioner rather than face a confirmation vote. She had been assailed by Republican lawmakers for pushing new standards around vehicle emissions, industrial pollution and food-packaging chemicals.
by Brian Bakst and Tim Pugmire

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New infrastructure deal must focus on climate, activists say

New infrastructure deal must focus on climate, activists say

Climate activists and their Democratic allies in Congress are pressing with renewed urgency for huge investments to slow global warming, after a bipartisan infrastructure plan cut out some of President Joe Biden’s key climate initiatives.
by The Associated Press

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Oak-killing disease spreading farther north in Minnesota

Oak-killing disease spreading farther north in Minnesota

Its latest discovery as far north as Crow Wing County is worrying foresters and landowners across the state.  
by Will Matuska

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Des Moines faces extreme measures to find clean water

Des Moines faces extreme measures to find clean water

For years, Des Moines Water Works has tried without success to get farmers upstream to reduce fertilizer runoff that leaves rivers with sky-high nitrate levels. Now, it’s considering a drastic measure that, as a rule, large cities just don’t do — resorting to wells to find clean water.
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Six men, including two Line 3 workers, arrested in human trafficking sting

Local and state officials arrested six men last week during a sting operation to combat human trafficking in northern Minnesota's Beltrami County. Two of the men who were arrested were working on the Line 3 oil pipeline project.
by MPR News Staff and The Associated Press

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A mystery illness is killing songbirds in the eastern U.S.

A mystery illness is killing songbirds in the eastern U.S.

Federal and state wildlife officials in the Mid-Atlantic region of the eastern U.S. are asking people to stop feeding birds and providing water in bird baths amid dozens of reports of mysterious songbird deaths.
by Jeff Brady

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MN Senate stays in session to review Walz commissioners

MN Senate stays in session to review Walz commissioners

Republicans who control the Minnesota Senate say they will extend their special session to review agency heads appointed by Gov. Tim Walz. Democrats reacted sharply, accusing the GOP of a vendetta against the governor after contentious budget negotiations.
by Brian Bakst

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