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130 degrees: Death Valley sees what could be record heat

130 degrees: Death Valley sees what could be record heat

Any visitors to the national park are getting blunt advice: "Travel prepared to survive." It's part of a heat wave that is forcing rolling blackouts in the West.
by Bill Chappell and Nathan Rott

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Walz pressured over Line 3 pipeline project, as appeals deadline nears

Walz pressured over Line 3 pipeline project, as appeals deadline nears

The administration of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz faces a deadline this week to decide whether to try to overturn the approval of the Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project, and pressure is coming in on all sides.
by Dan Kraker

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Cargo ship that spilled oil splits in two off Mauritius coast

Cargo ship that spilled oil splits in two off Mauritius coast

Crews had already removed thousands of tons of fuel oil from the ship to stave off further harm to the environment. Still, scientists say it's the worst ecological disaster in the country's history.
by Matthew S. Schwartz

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Crews battle wildfires amid brutal heat wave in California

Crews battle wildfires amid brutal heat wave in California

Firefighters struggled to contain three wildfires near Los Angeles on Saturday amid triple-digit temperatures. In Northern California, the National Weather Service warned fire crews of the possibility of a rare fire tornado.
by The Associated Press

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Trump to withdraw polarizing nominee to lead Bureau of Land Management

Trump to withdraw polarizing nominee to lead Bureau of Land Management

The Trump administration is planning to withdraw William Perry Pendley as its nominee to lead the agency. Pendley has faced criticism for past statements in support of selling off public land.
by Kirk Siegler

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Eagle attacks woman along North Shore, bystander comes to the rescue

Eagle attacks woman along North Shore, bystander comes to the rescue

Cascade Lodge and Restaurant head kitchen manager Bernie Banks happened to be outside when he saw the eagle attacking the woman.

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‘She was a legend’: Quetico ranger remembered for her guidance, grit

‘She was a legend’: Quetico ranger remembered for her guidance, grit

Janice Matichuk, the longest-serving interior ranger in the history of Quetico Provincial Park, died last week from brain cancer. For 35 years she greeted canoeists crossing from the Boundary Waters into Canada at the remote Cache Bay Ranger station, on a small island on Saganaga Lake, at the end of the Gunflint Trail.
by Dan Kraker

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A changing of the guard among Minnesota's climate leaders

A changing of the guard among Minnesota's climate leaders

Scientist Heidi Roop is replacing Mark Seeley at the University of Minnesota Department of Soil, Water, and Climate.
by Paul Huttner

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Climate change, the environmental movement and racism

Climate change, the environmental movement and racism

Air pollution, severe weather and the economic upheaval brought on by climate change has a serious impact on people of color and their communities, yet their voices are often left out of policy responses and market solutions. Can there be a green movement that is inclusive and actively anti-racist?
by MPR News Staff

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