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Prosecutors drop Flint water charges, promise fresh probe

Prosecutors drop Flint water charges, promise fresh probe

Prosecutors dropped all criminal charges Thursday against eight people in the Flint water crisis and pledged to start from scratch the investigation into one of the worst man-made environmental disasters in U.S. history.
by Associated Press

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On record-high lakes, cabin owners' dreams underwater

On record-high lakes, cabin owners' dreams underwater

Most of the Minnesota rivers that flooded this spring have returned to more normal levels. But some lakes around the state remain historically high, causing property damage, eroding shorelines and frustrating lake property owners.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Hurricane season 2019 is here, and could be intense

Hurricane season 2019 is here, and could be intense

It's hurricane season again. In the past few years several hurricanes have intensified so rapidly it surprised forecasters.
by Paul Huttner

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As polar ice cap recedes, the U.S. Navy looks north

As polar ice cap recedes, the U.S. Navy looks north

The Pentagon has long acknowledged climate change has broad implications for national security. That is especially clear in the Arctic, where melting ice is opening new shipping lanes.
by Zachariah Hughes

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Trump administration seeking to overhaul forest management rules

Trump administration seeking to overhaul forest management rules

The U.S. Forest Service is proposing changes to a landmark environmental law that would allow it to fast-track some forest management projects, including logging and prescribed burning.
by Kirk Siegler

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On this island off Duluth, a race to save a threatened bird

On this island off Duluth, a race to save a threatened bird

For decades, in the middle of an island teeming with gulls, scientists and wildlife managers have worked to preserve another bird -- the common tern -- whose habitat humans have nearly destroyed.
by Dan Kraker

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Canada bans keeping whales and dolphins in captivity

Canada bans keeping whales and dolphins in captivity

Parliament passed the Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act in a move hailed by animal rights activists. Violations are punishable by fines of up to about US$150,000.
by Amy Held

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Minnesota, German cities team up to get smart on climate and energy

Minnesota, German cities team up to get smart on climate and energy

A group of climate and energy experts from Germany are in Minnesota this week to visit their partner cities and attend an event at the University of Minnesota on Friday looking at Minnesota's energy future.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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