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Why Japanese beetles are particularly bad this year

Why Japanese beetles are particularly bad this year

If you think that you are seeing more Japanese beetles eating the plants in your garden this year, you're not mistaken.
by Phil Picardi

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Perdue Farms signs up for a chicken welfare revolution

Perdue Farms signs up for a chicken welfare revolution

The poultry industry may be on the verge of adopting ambitious new animal-welfare standards, giving chickens more space and daylight, and even returning to older, slower-growing chicken breeds.
by Dan Charles

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Minneapolis posts climate change data that EPA deleted

Minneapolis posts climate change data that EPA deleted

The city's announcement Thursday says climate change is real, and that Minneapolis is making sure that people can access the data.
by Associated Press

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Hop on! Wild rabbits surf on sheep to flee New Zealand flood

Hop on! Wild rabbits surf on sheep to flee New Zealand flood

It was a woolly ride, but three wild rabbits managed to escape rising floodwaters in New Zealand by clambering aboard sheep and surfing to safety on their backs.
by The Associated Press

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Threats to drinking water supplies intensifying, health dept. says

Threats to drinking water supplies intensifying, health dept. says

Minnesota's public drinking water supplies are in good shape, according the state's Department of Health, but a new report also warns agencies should remain prepared for that to change.
by Catharine Richert

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As foodies seek local, Midwest farmers go global

As foodies seek local, Midwest farmers go global

Farmers face competing demands for local food, environmental stewardship and the need to feed a hungry world.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Warming climate is quieting Kauai's colorful forest birds

Warming climate is quieting Kauai's colorful forest birds

Once considered a paradise for the colorful songbirds, Kauai has lost more than half of those native species due to invasive species and a warming climate.
by Gloria Hillard

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While fighting the odds, Fiona the hippo became a social media star

While fighting the odds, Fiona the hippo became a social media star

Born six weeks premature, Fiona's odds didn't look good. Now the baby hippo is celebrating her six-month birthday alongside all of her followers, who cheer her on through social media.
by Kevin Tidmarsh

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Despite climate change setbacks, Al Gore 'comes down on the side of hope'

Despite climate change setbacks, Al Gore 'comes down on the side of hope'

Even though President Donald Trump promised to pull the U.S. from the Paris climate accord, Al Gore still sees an "excellent chance" of meeting the accord's commitments to reduce global warming.
by Steve Inskeep

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