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#MPRbees? Thousands of bees swarm by our St. Paul office

#MPRbees? Thousands of bees swarm by our St. Paul office

A beekeeper on Friday afternoon successfully got a large bee swarm down from the side of a church in downtown St. Paul so they can be transported to a safer new home.
by Cody Nelson

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Line 3 opponents accuse supporters of cheating ticket system at PUC hearings

Line 3 opponents accuse supporters of cheating ticket system at PUC hearings

The hotly contested Line 3 pipeline proposal at the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission attracted so much attention that PUC staff distributed tickets on a first-come-first-served basis, prompting some to question the system's fairness.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Toxic algae problem will 'get worse in a big way' as climate continues to warm

Toxic algae problem will 'get worse in a big way' as climate continues to warm

Across the U.S., reservoirs that supply drinking water and lakes used for recreation are experiencing toxic algae blooms with growing frequency. The trend represents another impact of global warming and raises looming questions about the effects on human health, researchers say.
by Associated Press

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Youth Climate Intervenor testifies against Line 3 before Public Utilities Commission

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission is expected to make a decision late next week on the controversial Line three pipeline. Cathy Wurzer spoke to one of the climate change activists who testified before the utilities commission this week.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Would denial of Line 3 project mean more oil trains?

Would denial of Line 3 project mean more oil trains?

Enbridge Energy and supporters of the Line 3 pipeline project say oil will move by rail if not by pipeline. But opponents, including environmentalists, are skeptical.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Groups sue feds over mineral leases near the Boundary Waters

Groups sue feds over mineral leases near the Boundary Waters

A group of nine northeastern Minnesota businesses and an environmental group sued the U.S. Department of the Interior Thursday over two federal mineral leases to a company seeking to build a copper-nickel mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
by Dan Kraker

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Firm prepares to mine land previously protected as national monument

Firm prepares to mine land previously protected as national monument

The land used to be within the boundary of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah. President Trump slashed the protected acreage by nearly half last year.

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Grocers, growers, garlic: Can locally grown take root in Minnesota?

Grocers, growers, garlic: Can locally grown take root in Minnesota?

Will small-town consumers buy healthy, regionally grown food from their local grocer, even if it costs a little more? Specialty farmers watching an experiment this summer at Bonnie's Hometown Grocery in Clinton, Minn., hope the answer is yes.
by Dan Gunderson

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