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Walker eliminates Wisconsin's minimum hunting age

The bill allows a person of any age to participate in a mentored hunt. The law had previously required a child to be at least 10-years-old to participate in a mentored hunt.
by The Associated Press

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Instagram crowds may be ruining nature

Instagram crowds may be ruining nature

When a particularly scenic shot gains traction on Instagram, visitors flood in. Travel photographer Brent Knepper tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro that can lead to permanent changes in the landscape.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

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A bipartisan solution for saving nature

A bipartisan solution for saving nature

Frederic Rich is the author of "Getting to Green. Saving Nature: A Bipartisan Solution." He says when it comes to keeping the environment clean, it's all about building bridges and remembering our shared values.
by MPR News Staff

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Mysterious radioactive cloud over Europe hints at accident farther east

Mysterious radioactive cloud over Europe hints at accident farther east

Ruthenium-106, an artificial isotope, was detected in early October and is now gone. European safety officials say it poses no health risk to residents and that it might have come from Russia.
by Geoff Brumfiel

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Syria joining Paris climate accord; U.S. only country opposed

Syria joining Paris climate accord; U.S. only country opposed

M. Wadah Katmawi, Syria's deputy minister of local administration and environment, said his country would join the Paris deal "as soon as possible."
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The slow destruction of much-loved masgouf, an Iraqi national dish

The slow destruction of much-loved masgouf, an Iraqi national dish

The lack of clean water, sanctions and ISIS have all contributed to depleting the supply of fish that is salted, fire-roasted and shared by Iraqis of all sects and political persuasions.
by Peter Schwartzstein

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A look inside the beautiful, bizarre world of jellyfish

Science writer Juli Berwald has spent long hours contemplating a mysterious, ethereal organism: the jellyfish. She joined MPR News host Kerri Miller to discuss what scientists are just beginning to uncover about jellyfish.
by Kerri Miller and Julia Franz

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Trump not invited to Paris climate summit next month

Trump not invited to Paris climate summit next month

The summit aims at promoting green projects and providing new funding sources, a few weeks after separate talks that are currently being held at a global climate conference in Bonn, Germany.
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