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51 invasive carp caught in Mississippi River near La Crosse

51 invasive carp caught in Mississippi River near La Crosse

It’s the largest number found so far upstream in the Mississippi. No breeding populations have been detected in Minnesota waters to date, although a DNR official says it’s too early to say whether that’s changed given this most recent discovery.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Coming soon to a store near you: carbon labels

Coming soon to a store near you: carbon labels

We're all familiar with food labels that detail calories, carbohydrates and fat content. Now there's a push to add labels that detail a product’s carbon footprint.
by Paul Huttner and Megan Burks

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Northern Metal Recycling fire ruled an accident

Northern Metal Recycling fire ruled an accident

State investigators have ruled that the Feb. 18 fire at a scrap metal recycling plant in Becker started accidentally.
by Kirsti Marohn

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UN: Last year was second-warmest and decade was hottest ever

UN: Last year was second-warmest and decade was hottest ever

The U.N. weather agency says last year was the second warmest on record and the past decade was the hottest in human history. And it says January was the warmest January since 1850.
by The Associated Press

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Tatiana Schlossberg on the environmental impact you don't know you have

Tatiana Schlossberg on the environmental impact you don't know you have

New York Times reporter Tatiana Schlossberg speaks with Climate One host Greg Dalton about her book, “Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don’t Know You Have.”
by MPR News Staff

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MN conservation officers choose education as way to enforce state’s natural resources laws

MN conservation officers choose education as way to enforce state’s natural resources laws

A review of the three most recent available years of DNR enforcement records show conservation officers opt to educate rather than cite offenders about two-thirds of the time, issuing warnings instead of the citations that come along with fines and paperwork — and that’s fine with agency leaders.
by Dan Gunderson

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Numbers stable, but Minnesota's moose aren't out of the woods

Numbers stable, but Minnesota's moose aren't out of the woods

Based on their January 2020 moose survey, DNR researchers estimate the population at 3,150 in northeastern Minnesota, statistically unchanged from last year. The herd, however, remains hampered by low reproductive success and continued deaths from diseases.
by Dan Kraker

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Juan Manuel Santos: Reconciliation, empathy key to peace-building

Juan Manuel Santos: Reconciliation, empathy key to peace-building

The 2016 Nobel Peace Prize winner and former president of Colombia gave the 2020 Eugene McCarthy Lecture at St. John’s University and the College of St. Benedict.

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