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Watershed district won't issue permit for Fargo-Moorhead flood diversion project

Watershed district won't issue permit for Fargo-Moorhead flood diversion project

The Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Project encountered a major setback when the Buffalo-Red River Watershed District and its managers voted against a permit for the $2.75 billion project at a meeting Monday night.

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Women of Faith: Millennial Christians say loving God means protecting creation

Women of Faith: Millennial Christians say loving God means protecting creation

Evangelicals have long focused more on saving souls than on saving God's creation. But some younger believers want to flip the script. Kerri Miller spoke with two environmental activists who are motivated by their faith to do something about climate change.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Hoping your butterfly release will boost monarch population? Not quite, study says

Hoping your butterfly release will boost monarch population? Not quite, study says

Despite an increase in the population this year, the number of North American monarchs making their seasonal migration has been falling dramatically over the past 20 years. And if monarchs don't migrate, they die.
by Dan Gunderson

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Weeks later, one more possible effect of spring flooding: Invasive carp

Weeks later, one more possible effect of spring flooding: Invasive carp

Four invasive carp were found in southeastern Minnesota rivers this month, and the state Department of Natural Resources says this spring's flooding and high water could have eased their journey upstream.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Student fishing league catching on in Minnesota lakes country

Student fishing league catching on in Minnesota lakes country

A two-year-old league has 22 schools and more than 450 students participating in competitive fishing. The interest caught organizers by surprise and they believe it bodes well for the future of angling.
by Dan Gunderson

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Environmental group sues Trump administration over mining rules near Boundary Waters

Environmental group sues Trump administration over mining rules near Boundary Waters

An environmental group sued the Trump administration Thursday, seeking the release of documents related to a decision last year to end a study of a proposed 20-year mining ban within the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
by Dan Kraker

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