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What's happening to the American wolf?

Award-winning author Nate Blakeslee joined Kerri Miller to discuss "American Wolf," a story about a beloved Yellowstone wolf named O-Six.

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Trump reverses ban on importing elephants killed as trophies

Trump reverses ban on importing elephants killed as trophies

The change marks a shift in efforts to stop the importation of elephant tusks and hides, overriding a 2014 ban imposed by the Obama administration.
by Associated Press

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Meet the young activists fighting Enbridge's Line 3 oil pipeline

Meet the young activists fighting Enbridge's Line 3 oil pipeline

A group of young people calling themselves the Youth Climate Intervenors have legal party status in the case over whether Enbridge's controversial oil pipeline gets approved.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Oceans may host next wave of renewable energy

Oceans may host next wave of renewable energy

Researchers say there's huge potential for harnessing ocean waves to create electricity. The Energy Department is backing one effort in Oregon.
by Jeff Brady

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Judge weighs motion to dismiss Twin Metals mining lawsuit

Judge weighs motion to dismiss Twin Metals mining lawsuit

The Obama administration last year declined to renew the longstanding leases that Twin Metals needs for the underground mine near Ely in northeastern Minnesota. The government cited the potential harm to the nearby Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
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Wisconsin governor signs woodchuck hunting bill

The bill removes groundhogs from the state's protected species list and calls on the Department of Natural Resources to establish a year-round hunting and trapping season with no bag limits.
by The Associated Press

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