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Standing Rock tribe asks protesters to leave

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in south central North Dakota has formally asked protesters to leave their camp near a pipeline project.
by Tim Nelson

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New chronic wasting disease case found in central Minnesota

This time, it was in a captive deer that died on a farm in Meeker County near Dassel. The disease has also turned up in six wild deer shot by hunters in southeastern Minnesota since November.
by The Associated Press

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Organic chickens get more room to roam

Organic chickens get more room to roam

New rules for organic farming will require farmers to give chickens more pasture. Some of the biggest organic egg producers will have to change their practices, or stop calling their eggs organic.
by Dan Charles

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Report shows environmental progress on Great Lakes, but more work needed

Report shows environmental progress on Great Lakes, but more work needed

The progress report from the International Joint Commission will provide recommendations to the U.S. and Canada to meet the goals of a 2012 agreement to clean up the lakes.
by Dan Kraker

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In break with Trump, EPA pick says climate change isn't hoax

In break with Trump, EPA pick says climate change isn't hoax

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has a long history of criticizing and suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which he is now being tapped to lead.
by Associated Press

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2016 was the hottest year yet, scientists declare

2016 was the hottest year yet, scientists declare

Global temperatures soared above the 20th century average last year, as the climate continues to change. It hasn't been this hot since scientists started tracking global temperatures in 1880.

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