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Once imperiled, America's bald eagle populations are soaring

Once imperiled, America's bald eagle populations are soaring

The number of bald eagles in the lower 48 states has quadrupled since 2009, according to a new survey. The findings are a bright spot in an otherwise troubling picture for American birds.
by Nathan Rott

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How climate change impacts health

How climate change impacts health

Host Angela Davis talks to MPR News meteorologist Paul Huttner and two Minnesota doctors about the health impacts of warm winters, heavy rains, more pollen, wildfire smoke and the other effects of climate change.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Lawsuit seeks greater protection for endangered bumblebee

Lawsuit seeks greater protection for endangered bumblebee

Conservation groups want a federal court to require more protection for the endangered rusty patched bumblebee. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last year decided not to order special habitat protections to help the bee population recover.
by Dan Gunderson

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Masks and gloves are saving lives — and causing pollution

Masks and gloves are saving lives — and causing pollution

Disposable masks, gloves and other personal protective equipment have safeguarded untold lives during the pandemic. They're also creating a worldwide pollution problem, littering streets and sending an influx of harmful plastic into landfills and oceans.
by The Associated Press

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Lake Ocheda drawdown produces hordes of dead fish

Lake Ocheda drawdown produces hordes of dead fish

High winds over the weekend resulted in mass amounts of dead fish coming to the surface and floating to the shoreline on Lake Ocheda’s three basins south of Worthington, Minn.

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Biden eyes $3T package for infrastructure, schools, families

Biden eyes $3T package for infrastructure, schools, families

Fresh off passage of the COVID-19 relief bill, President Joe Biden is assembling the next big White House priority, a sweeping $3 trillion package of investments on infrastructure and domestic needs.
by The Associated Press

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MN appeals court hears arguments in Line 3 challenge, asking whether state needs another oil pipeline

MN appeals court hears arguments in Line 3 challenge, asking whether state needs another oil pipeline

A Minnesota Court of Appeals panel grilled attorneys for Enbridge Energy and the state Public Utilities Commission over whether the company proved there’s demand for the oil the Line 3 pipeline replacement project would carry. Opponents continue to argue that the pipeline isn’t needed.
by Dan Kraker

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NOAA upgrades forecasts as climate change drives more severe storms

NOAA upgrades forecasts as climate change drives more severe storms

The computer model that predicts the weather is getting more power. Climate change is upping the stakes for forecasters as extreme weather gets more common and residents demand earlier warnings.
by Rebecca Hersher

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Chippewa tribes blast Wisconsin wolf hunt, say it was about killing

Chippewa tribes blast Wisconsin wolf hunt, say it was about killing

Chippewa tribal officials in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan have blasted the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for putting on what they say was a poorly planned wolf season during which state-licensed hunters blew past their quota in a matter of days.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota may add climate impacts to environmental review

Minnesota may add climate impacts to environmental review

Changes to Minnesota's environmental review program would require proposers to add up their project’s carbon footprint — and consider ways to reduce emissions that contribute to climate change.
by Kirsti Marohn

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