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Rise of the robot bees: Tiny drones turned into artificial pollinators

Rise of the robot bees: Tiny drones turned into artificial pollinators

Honeybees are a critical part of agriculture, pollinating many of our favorite crops. But bee deaths are on the rise. In Japan, scientists are testing whether insect-sized drones can help do the job.
by Crystal Ponti

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Common ground on climate change? Some in GOP say yes

Common ground on climate change? Some in GOP say yes

Republicans need to accept the effects of regulations on the economy and Democrats must be pragmatic about working with businesses toward solutions, three GOP analysts said in a discussion airing recently on MPR News.
by MPR News Staff

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Iron Range residents sue Dayton over mining near Boundary Waters

The lawsuit alleges Dayton, "bowing to political pressure, has colluded with the federal government and anti-mining activists to ban mining in the Rainy River watershed of the Superior National Forest."
by Dan Kraker

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2 more pipeline protest camps close; just 1 left

2 more pipeline protest camps close; just 1 left

The Bureau of Indian Affairs recently told the Sacred Stone and Black Hoop camps on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation that they were trespassing on tribal land.
by Associated Press

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Global food in a 'farm-to-table' world

Global food in a 'farm-to-table' world

MPR's Chris Farrell leads a conversation on food security and sustainability with representatives from Cargill, Ecolab and the University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment.
by MPR News Staff

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Agency delays plan for keeping Asian carp from Great Lakes

Agency delays plan for keeping Asian carp from Great Lakes

The Trump administration has delayed indefinitely a plan for strengthening defenses on a crucial Chicago-area waterway to prevent Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes, where scientists say they could cause severe harm to native fish populations, officials said Tuesday.
by Associated Press

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'Daughter of the West' looks beyond the majesty of national parks

'Daughter of the West' looks beyond the majesty of national parks

Author and activist Terry Tempest Williams forces readers to discover the rich, and sometimes painful, history that surrounds our national parks in her book "The Hour of Land."
by Kerri Miller

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Dayton signs bill allowing natural gas plant in Becker

Xcel Energy wanted assurances it could build the plant to replace some of the capacity lost when the utility retires part of the Sherco coal plant.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Solved: The mystery of Devil's Kettle Falls

Solved: The mystery of Devil's Kettle Falls

Anyone who's seen the disappearing waterfall along Minnesota's North Shore has wondered where the water goes. Hydrologists now think they know. While it's not a Scooby-Doo moment, the answer to the mystery is still intriguing.
by Dan Kraker

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