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How spending more time in nature can benefit your health

What are the real benefits of spending time in nature? Two medical experts explain why more doctors are prescribing nature to patients and the health benefits that come with being outside.
by Dan Kraker and Karen Zamora

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Duluth leaders push for closer look at toxic refinery chemical

Duluth leaders push for closer look at toxic refinery chemical

More than a year after a massive explosion rocked the Husky Energy oil refinery in Superior, Wis., Duluth leaders on Monday will consider asking for a federal study on the safety of hydrogen fluoride in refineries.
by Dan Kraker

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Water Gremlin to pay $500 fine per day in addition to $7 million settlement

Water Gremlin to pay $500 fine per day in addition to $7 million settlement

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has denied an extension for the White Bear Lake Township company to test its pollution control equipment. Water Gremlin was fined earlier this year for air quality violations for more than 15 years.
by Nina Moini

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Health officials: Illnesses connected to Lake Minnetonka on July 4 still a mystery

Health officials: Illnesses connected to Lake Minnetonka on July 4 still a mystery

Nearly 200 people reported vomiting and diarrhea after boating near a popular gathering spot on Lake Minnetonka after July Fourth, but health officials say there's no ongoing threat to the general public.
by Matt Sepic

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