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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.
by Associated Press

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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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The protests at Standing Rock: Oil, water, race and treaty rights

The protests at Standing Rock: Oil, water, race and treaty rights

MPR News with Tom Weber devoted Tuesday's show to exploring the dispute in North Dakota over the proposed pipeline. The show included new reporting and updates, plus thoughts and reflections from some of the key players in the story.
by Dan Gunderson, Julie Siple, Tom Weber, Elizabeth Dunbar, Matt Sepic, Dan Kraker, MPR News Staff and Doualy Xaykaothao

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Emergency managers charged over Flint's lead-tainted water

Emergency managers charged over Flint's lead-tainted water

A criminal investigation of Flint's lead-contaminated water turned to former key officials at City Hall on Tuesday as Michigan's attorney general announced charges against four people accused of keeping residents on a contaminated system that caused the crisis.
by Associated Press

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Obama expected to bar drilling in swaths of Atlantic, Arctic

Obama expected to bar drilling in swaths of Atlantic, Arctic

President Barack Obama is expected to order wide swaths of the Atlantic and Arctic oceans placed permanently off-limits for oil drilling, in an 11th-hour push for environmental protection before he leaves office.
by Associated Press

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