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North Dakota seeks federal money for pipeline protest costs

North Dakota is demanding $38 million from the federal government to reimburse the state for costs associated with policing large-scale and prolonged protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline.
by Associated Press

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Astronauts' snapshots from space light up the Twitterverse

Astronauts' snapshots from space light up the Twitterverse

Five astronauts aboard the International Space Station are active on Twitter, posting photos of their daily lives and their out-of-this-world views of Earth. Take a look.
by Lacey Young

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Trump aims to end automatic protections for some species

Trump aims to end automatic protections for some species

The Trump administration on Thursday proposed ending automatic protections for threatened animal and plant species and limiting habitat safeguards that are meant to shield recovering species from harm.
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How can the Midwest fix the ocean it has killed?

How can the Midwest fix the ocean it has killed?

What Midwest agriculture puts into the soil is polluting a massive chunk of the Gulf of Mexico. Solutions to the massive ocean dead zone are out there, but they're not easy.
by Cody Nelson

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What's the impact of fossil fuel divestment?

What's the impact of fossil fuel divestment?

Marketplace economics editor Chris Farrell gives us the lowdown on how much it matters when cities or universities pull investment funds form fossil fuels interests.
by Paul Huttner

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Brainerd grapples with how to save its iconic water tower

Brainerd grapples with how to save its iconic water tower

Earlier this month a chunk of concrete fell off the 141 foot structure, known as "Paul Bunyan's flashlight." No one was hurt, but now, city officials are scrambling to figure out what to do next.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Balancing agriculture and water health

What happens here in the fields and farms of Iowa and the rest of the Midwest has an effect on the Mississippi River and its watershed all way down to the Gulf of Mexico.
by Kerri Miller, Jeff Jones and Marcheta Fornoff

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