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Environmentalists sue state over Minntac water permit

The groups say the outdated permit is resulting in water pollution that has damaged wild rice beds in northern Minnesota.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Record growing season of mixed value to growers

Record growing season of mixed value to growers

The Twin Cities have gone over 200 days without a freezing temperature, but the value of a long growing season really depends what you grow and how you grow it.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Heavy rains left southern MN rivers polluted. How can we fix that?

Heavy rains left southern MN rivers polluted. How can we fix that?

Late September rain storms pushed millions of pounds of dirt into southern Minnesota rivers, but experts don't exactly agree on the cause or a solution.
by Mark Steil

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More than the hunt: Deer opener will draw thousands for tradition, camaraderie

More than the hunt: Deer opener will draw thousands for tradition, camaraderie

Deer hunters will take to the woods this weekend for the opener of the Minnesota firearms deer season, as the state for the first time begins to develop a statewide deer management plan.
by Dan Kraker

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PolyMet files for permit to build northern Minn. copper mine

PolyMet files for permit to build northern Minn. copper mine

PolyMet's formal application for a permit to build a controversial copper-nickel mine is a key next step that triggers an extended review process of the company's finances and the mine's potential environmental impact.
by MPR News Staff

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Clergy join Dakota Access pipeline protesters for ceremony

Clergy join Dakota Access pipeline protesters for ceremony

Hundreds of clergy of various faiths joined protests Thursday against the Dakota Access oil pipeline in southern North Dakota, singing hymns, marching and ceremonially burning a copy of a 600-year-old document.
by Associated Press

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DNR to open Mille Lacs for winter walleye, allow some keepers

DNR to open Mille Lacs for winter walleye, allow some keepers

After months of catch-and-release only, anglers on Lake Mille Lacs will be allowed to keep some walleye during a winter fishing season that starts Dec. 1, state conservation officials said Thursday.
by MPR News Staff

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If Dakota Access pipeline were to move, where?

If Dakota Access pipeline were to move, where?

President Obama has raised the possibility of a reroute to allay the concerns of American Indians and others who have demonstrated against the project for months.
by The Associated Press

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