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Nov. 1 buffer deadline likely to come and go for many Minn. farmers

Nov. 1 buffer deadline likely to come and go for many Minn. farmers

The November deadline is the second phase of implementing the buffer law, which requires strips of perennial vegetation to help filter fertilizer and other contaminants from water that runs from farm fields into ditches.
by Dan Gunderson

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Hydrogen fluoride questions remain as Husky reports 300 percent profit gain in third quarter

Hydrogen fluoride questions remain as Husky reports 300 percent profit gain in third quarter

Alberta-based Husky Energy said the company's net earnings are up 300 percent from the same time last year. The company also received about $84 million USD in insurance money to pay for damage caused by an explosion and series of fires at its oil refinery in Superior this past April.
by Danielle Kaeding

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Minneapolis, St. Paul get Bloomberg boost to address climate change

Minneapolis, St. Paul get Bloomberg boost to address climate change

Bloomberg Philanthropies has named both cities to its $70 million American Cities Climate Challenge, aimed at helping cities meet goals to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Protesters in Germany block tracks to disputed coal mine

Protesters in Germany block tracks to disputed coal mine

Protesters on Saturday blocked a railway line leading to a large strip coal mine in western Germany that has become a cause celebre for environmentalists amid plans to clear part of a neighboring forest to expand the facility.
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Caught between Trump's tariffs and tax changes, soybean farmers face uncertain future

Caught between Trump's tariffs and tax changes, soybean farmers face uncertain future

A daunting trifecta is threatening many Midwest farmers' profit margin: wet fields, stubbornly low crop prices exacerbated by a trade war with China -- and some twists from the new tax law.
by Amy Mayer

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5 major crops in the crosshairs of climate change

5 major crops in the crosshairs of climate change

The plants that nourish us won't disappear entirely. But they may have to move to higher, cooler latitudes. Some places may find it harder to grow anything at all, because there's not enough water.
by Dan Charles

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Water and climate in the American Southwest

Water and climate in the American Southwest

This week on Climate Cast, Brad Udall schools us on the West's changing hydrology and water resources. He's a senior climate researcher and scientist at Colorado State University.
by Paul Huttner

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