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Groups: Walz's clean air plan hurts Minnesota border towns

Groups: Walz's clean air plan hurts Minnesota border towns

The Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce, along with about a dozen other border community groups, co-signed a May 25 letter to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz outlining their concerns over his proposed “Clean Cars” policy.
by The Associated Press

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Seals and sea lions adapt to a new, year-round home at Como Zoo

Seals and sea lions adapt to a new, year-round home at Como Zoo

Harbor seals are getting used to one of the new pools at Como Harbor, part of a custom-built, 250,000-gallon outdoor tank that's been in the works for nearly a decade.
by Tim Nelson

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Talking farming with Field Work podcast hosts 

Talking farming with Field Work podcast hosts 

Host Angela Davis talks with farmers Zach Johnson and Mitchell Hora about sustainable agriculture and the third season of their podcast Field Work
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Wildlife center hoping for safe return of escaped wolves

Staff at an Anoka County wildlife center are hoping three wolves that recently escaped their enclosure can be safely returned. “We’re devastated, the wolves are scared. They’re not dangerous to anybody they just want to go home,” said animal care coordinator Megan Beckel.
by The Associated Press

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To prevent spread of chronic wasting disease, DNR temporarily halts movement of farmed deer

To prevent spread of chronic wasting disease, DNR temporarily halts movement of farmed deer

In response to what Commissioner Sarah Strommen called a concerning outbreak of chronic wasting disease in the northern part of the state, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has imposed a statewide ban on the movement of farmed white-tailed deer Tuesday and through the end of July. 
by Dan Gunderson

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It's back to catch-release only for Mille Lacs walleye starting Tuesday

It's back to catch-release only for Mille Lacs walleye starting Tuesday

For the past several years, anglers haven't been able to keep walleye they catch on Mille Lacs during the summer. This spring, anglers have been able to keep one walleye of a certain size. But that's ending for the summer.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Buried alive in Mongolia's worst sandstorms in a decade

Buried alive in Mongolia's worst sandstorms in a decade

Even the rescue teams could not go forward during one of the fiercest of many sandstorms this spring in Mongolia. Herders have lost their animals — an estimated 1.6 million livestock — and their lives.
by Khaliun Bayartsogt and Emily Feng

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The week that shook Big Oil

The week that shook Big Oil

A set of events shook the oil world this week: A tiny shareholder won a battle with Exxon, investors put pressure on Chevron and a Dutch court ordered Shell to slash emissions.
by Camila Domonoske

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Refurbished wind turbine powers homes — and learning in Chaska

Refurbished wind turbine powers homes — and learning in Chaska

It travelled some 1,800 miles from Palm Springs, California. Now the wind turbine near Pioneer Ridge Middle School in Chaska, Minnesota, is offering affordable electricity to nearby homes, as well as learning opportunities to the area’s schoolchildren.
by Paul Huttner

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