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Xcel Energy building 175 new wind turbines

Xcel Energy building 175 new wind turbines

The utility company is partnering with Wanzek Construction of West Fargo, N.D., to build a wind farm in Dickey County and another in Iowa with some turbines located in Minnesota.
by The Associated Press

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Dayton says he now supports PolyMet copper-nickel mine

Dayton says he now supports PolyMet copper-nickel mine

Gov. Dayton tells the St. Paul Pioneer Press nothing of that magnitude is risk free, but he thinks it's a risk worth taking. However, he adds, PolyMet still must meet the environmental permitting requirements. And he says he won't interfere with state agency decisions on those permits.
by The Associated Press

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GAO: Climate change already costing U.S. billions in losses

GAO: Climate change already costing U.S. billions in losses

A Government Accountability Office report said the federal government has spent more than $350 billion over the last decade on disaster assistance programs and losses from flood and crop insurance.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota ranchers welcome more federal cash to stop wolves

Minnesota ranchers welcome more federal cash to stop wolves

The USDA has freed up money to trap and kill wolves in Minnesota that eat beef cattle and other domestic animals. Farmers around Nimrod, Minn., say it's absolutely needed.
by John Enger

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EPA blocks scientists from speaking on climate change report

EPA blocks scientists from speaking on climate change report

The scientists were scheduled to discuss a report on the health of Narragansett Bay, New England's largest estuary. The EPA didn't explain why the scientists were told not to speak.
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DNR expects kills to jump during 2017 MN deer hunting season

DNR expects kills to jump during 2017 MN deer hunting season

Three years of "conservative" deer hunting regulations together with three relatively mild winters will mean lots of deer to hunt this fall in Minnesota, state conservation officials said Monday.
by MPR News Staff

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Task force for stalled diversion project holds first meeting

Task force for stalled diversion project holds first meeting

A task force made up of representatives from Minnesota and North Dakota is meeting to talk about the stalled Red River diversion project around the flood-prone Fargo-Moorhead area.
by The Associated Press

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Hearings begin on wild rice rule

Hearings begin on wild rice rule

Public hearings on a proposed new rule designed to protect wild rice from sulfate pollution discharged from wastewater treatment plants, taconite mines and other industry get underway in St. Paul on Monday.
by Dan Kraker

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