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Trump administration pushes rollback on climate-changing oil emissions

Trump administration pushes rollback on climate-changing oil emissions

The administration rollbacks on emissions from oilfields, storage sites and pipelines have split the oil industry, worrying some in the industry about growing blowback in a world increasingly mindful of climate change.
by The Associated Press

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In Duluth, restoring St. Louis River means dredging up the past

In Duluth, restoring St. Louis River means dredging up the past

Crews are preparing to remove tons of wood waste, left over from Duluth’s 1890s-era logging boom, that’s now clogging part of the St. Louis River estuary. It’s part of a decades-long effort to clean up industrial pollution in the headwaters of Lake Superior.
by Dan Kraker

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Minnesota company's pollution won't find a home in Hudson

Minnesota company's pollution won't find a home in Hudson

A Minnesota manufacturing plant with repeated pollution violations tried to shift some of its operations to a facility in Hudson, Wisconsin.
by Nina Moini

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Brazil rejects G-7's offer of $22 million to fight Amazon fires

Brazil rejects G-7's offer of $22 million to fight Amazon fires

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he doesn't want the cash — unless it comes with an apology from French President Emmanuel Macron.
by Bill Chappell

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DNR tweaks Minnesota deer hunt rules to check chronic wasting

DNR tweaks Minnesota deer hunt rules to check chronic wasting

Minnesota is taking a three-pronged approach to curbing the spread of a fatal brain disease among the state's estimated 1 million wild deer, the state Department of Natural Resources said Tuesday.
by The Associated Press

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Scientists studying effects of climate change, invasives in Minnesota — plant by plant

Scientists studying effects of climate change, invasives in Minnesota — plant by plant

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is establishing about 600 long-term monitoring sites in forests and prairies across the state. The goal is to monitor decades of landscape changes.
by Dan Gunderson

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Mountain bikers and environmentalists collide in Minnetonka trail dispute

Mountain bikers and environmentalists collide in Minnetonka trail dispute

The Minnetonka City Council on Monday approved a controversial plan for a mountain bike trail that environmental advocates say will harm the natural habitat for an endangered species.
by Mike Moen

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Great Lakes freighters may have to treat ballast water to curb invasive species

Great Lakes freighters may have to treat ballast water to curb invasive species

Canadian regulators want “lakers” to treat ballast water by 2024. Environmentalists are pushing for similar U.S. rules. Industry groups argue it would cost them hundreds of millions of dollars and grind business to a halt.

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