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Decline in hunters threatens how U.S. pays for conservation

Decline in hunters threatens how U.S. pays for conservation

The steady drop is expected to accelerate in coming years, threatening the much-lauded model through which the U.S. has paid for conservation.
by Nathan Rott

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Sudan, world's last male northern white rhino, dies

Sudan, world's last male northern white rhino, dies

Sudan lived most of his life in a zoo in the Czech Republic, but was brought to a conservancy in Kenya in 2009 as part of a last-ditch effort to save his species. He died at the conservancy at age 45.
by Eyder Peralta

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DNR: No walleye keepers again this summer on Mille Lacs

DNR: No walleye keepers again this summer on Mille Lacs

Catch-and-release-only rules will be in effect for walleye on the iconic lake when the season opens May 12, though the DNR said the lake's spawning walleye population has improved from last year.
by MPR News Staff and Kirsti Marohn

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Why no one agrees on Line 3 pipeline's climate change impact

Why no one agrees on Line 3 pipeline's climate change impact

Oil pipelines have become a rallying point for climate activists in the U.S., who argue the volume of oil transported and burned will worsen climate change. But pipeline companies argue global demand ensures oil will be extracted, moved and burned one way or another.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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After inbreeding, DNR changing how it stocks Lake Superior trout

After inbreeding, DNR changing how it stocks Lake Superior trout

The agency says it will switch to the genetically screened steelhead-strain fish and hold off on stocking Kamloops trout, which comes from hatcheries. The steelhead variety originates from the lake itself.
by Mike Moen

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Fading wolf population to be restored at Isle Royale

Fading wolf population to be restored at Isle Royale

Federal officials announced a tentative plan Friday to relocate 20-30 gray wolves to Isle Royale National Park in Michigan over three years to replenish a population that has nearly died out because of inbreeding and disease.
by Associated Press

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FEMA drops 'climate change' from its strategic plan

FEMA drops 'climate change' from its strategic plan

The agency's strategic planning document does not mention the potential impact of a changing climate on the rising risk of natural hazards.

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St. Paul says it has tackled recycling problems

St. Paul says it has tackled recycling problems

After a rough start last winter, St. Paul says it has put its recycling problems behind it and is ready to tackle its next challenge: organized garbage collection.
by Tim Nelson

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Line 3 pipeline clears another hurdle as environmental study gets OK

Line 3 pipeline clears another hurdle as environmental study gets OK

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission ruled unanimously Thursday that the final environmental impact statement for the proposed Line 3 project is "adequate." The state is expected to decide on the contentious project in June.
by Dan Kraker

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