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CWD discovered for 1st time in western Minnesota

CWD discovered for 1st time in western Minnesota

A sample taken from a wild adult buck during the opening weekend of this year’s firearms season tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The always-fatal condition has never been detected in that area of the state.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Farmington residents sue city over proposed data center

Farmington residents sue city over proposed data center

The group is against a plan by Tract, a Colorado-based company, to build a campus of 12 data centers on a former golf course in their neighborhood. 
by Kirsti Marohn

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Minneapolis winter bird count delivers thrills on the wing

Minneapolis winter bird count delivers thrills on the wing

Birders by the dozens headed outdoors Sunday for the third Minneapolis West Circle Winter Bird Count. While totals are still being tallied, the joy of birding and community was abundant, along with rare finds like the long-eared owl.
by Anika Besst

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Growing a ‘green fertilizer’ industry in Minnesota

Growing a ‘green fertilizer’ industry in Minnesota

Minnesota wants to grow a green fertilizer industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help the rural economy.
by Dan Gunderson

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Enbridge pipeline spills 70,000 gallons of oil in Wisconsin

Enbridge pipeline spills 70,000 gallons of oil in Wisconsin

Officials say roughly 70,000 gallons of oil from a pipeline spilled into the ground in Wisconsin. The problem was discovered Nov. 11 in Jefferson County, 60 miles west of Milwaukee, by an Enbridge Energy technician.
by The Associated Press

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Huge investment in new Midwest powerlines, including electricity ‘superhighway,’ gets approval

Huge investment in new Midwest powerlines, including electricity ‘superhighway,’ gets approval

Electric utilities and clean energy advocates say the new transmission lines and substations will help deliver renewable energy to where it’s needed, meet the growing demand for electricity and make the grid more reliable.
by Kirsti Marohn

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North Dakota regulators consider underground carbon dioxide storage permits for Midwest pipeline

North Dakota regulators consider underground carbon dioxide storage permits for Midwest pipeline

A North Dakota panel will consider whether to approve permits for underground storage of carbon dioxide that a proposed pipeline would carry from ethanol plants throughout the Midwest.
by The Associated Press

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Two people charged with animal abuse after dozens of cats, dogs seized in Beltrami County

Two people charged with animal abuse after dozens of cats, dogs seized in Beltrami County

Authorities said 64 dogs and cats were removed from the property last week, and brought to Animal Humane Society in the Twin Cities. But deputies had counted well over 200 animals on previous visits.
by Peter Cox

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