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Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future

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Toxic waste sites flooded; EPA not on scene

Toxic waste sites flooded; EPA not on scene

Long a center of the nation's petrochemical industry, the Houston metro area has more than a dozen such Superfund sites, designated by the EPA as being among America's most intensely contaminated places.
by Associated Press

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Canadian wildfire smoke reduces air quality in Minnesota

The pollution is expected to remain at, or above, a level that's considered unhealthy for those who are sensitive, including children and the elderly.
by The Associated Press

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Bear hunting season opens as DNR aims to rebuild population

Bear hunting season opens as DNR aims to rebuild population

The DNR has cut the number of permits offered to hunters by 500, to 3,350. Last year hunters killed about 2,600 bears in Minnesota, the most since 2010.
by Dan Kraker

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Dayton grants extension for Iron Range project financing

Dayton grants extension for Iron Range project financing

Chippewa Capital Partners has promised to complete the mine and taconite pellet plant by December 2019.
by Dan Kraker

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What to do when facing a floating raft of fire ants in Harvey's floodwaters

What to do when facing a floating raft of fire ants in Harvey's floodwaters

"Avoid, avoid, avoid," one fire ant expert says. The ants, common in areas flooded by Harvey, can't be submerged underwater. But if you have a bottle of soapy water, you might be able to drown them.

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Climate Cast: Harvey's climate change connections

Climate Cast: Harvey's climate change connections

Paul Huttner talks to climate and hurricane expert Bob Henson of Weather Underground about Hurricane Harvey, before being downgraded to a tropical storm.
by Paul Huttner

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State Fair reflects trends in food and farming

State Fair reflects trends in food and farming

If you're looking for trends in agriculture and consumer food tastes, what better place to visit than the Minnesota State Fair, where for over a hundred years Minnesota's farmers and foodies have been coming together.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Judge: DNR allowed over-pumping of White Bear Lake's aquifer

Judge: DNR allowed over-pumping of White Bear Lake's aquifer

A Ramsey County judge Wednesday issued a stinging rebuke to the Department of Natural Resources over its management of White Bear Lake.
by Matt Sepic

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Changes to lock and dam aimed at stopping invasive carp

Changes to lock and dam aimed at stopping invasive carp

The relatively small adjustments in the spillway gate operation will prevent movement by adult carp without affecting barge traffic, the Corps of Engineers said in a news release.
by Kirsti Marohn

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