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Obama designates two new national monuments in Nevada and Utah

Obama designates two new national monuments in Nevada and Utah

The president used his powers under the 1906 Antiquities Act to create the Bears Ears and Gold Butte national monuments, protecting the areas from future development.
by Nathan Rott

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Seeing problems on the horizon, counties seek delay in buffer law

Seeing problems on the horizon, counties seek delay in buffer law

Minnesota county officials want to delay the state's new buffer law. The law, set to take effect in November 2017, requires strips of permanent vegetation on edge of streams, lakes and some ditches.
by Dan Gunderson

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Third deer with chronic wasting disease found in SE Minnesota

The Department of Natural Resources says a hunter shot the deer in mid-November about 5 miles north of where two previously reported infected deer were killed.
by Associated Press

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Concerns linger over Lake Superior's historic herring fishery

Concerns linger over Lake Superior's historic herring fishery

Biologists worry not enough young herring are surviving to sustain the fishery, while at the same time demand for the fish has spiked.
by Dan Kraker

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Rare snowfall blankets dunes in the Sahara

Rare snowfall blankets dunes in the Sahara

An amateur photographer in Algeria captured beautiful images of a rare phenomenon this week: the red and white swirl of snow dusting sand dunes in the Sahara.
by Maggie Penman

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The major climate events of 2016

The major climate events of 2016

A look back at the stand-out climate events of 2016.
by Paul Huttner

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Obama oil pipeline rules face uncertain future under Trump

Obama oil pipeline rules face uncertain future under Trump

President Barack Obama's administration is expected to push through long-delayed safety measures for the nation's sprawling network of oil pipelines in its final days, despite resistance from industry and concern that incoming president Donald Trump may scuttle them.
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Obama designates Atlantic, Arctic areas off-limits to offshore drilling

Obama designates Atlantic, Arctic areas off-limits to offshore drilling

"These actions, and Canada's parallel actions, protect a sensitive and unique ecosystem that is unlike any other region on earth," the White House said in a statement.

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