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Trump administration moves to reverse mining ban near Boundary Waters

Trump administration moves to reverse mining ban near Boundary Waters

The procedural action could pave the way for Twin Metals to resubmit plans for a proposed underground copper mine just a few miles south of the popular wilderness area.
by Dan Kraker

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Americans drank more milk in 2024, reversing a decade-long decline

Americans drank more milk in 2024, reversing a decade-long decline

Industry experts say interest in protein consumption among consumers is likely driving growth in whole milk sales. But the trend may be a blip in the ongoing decline in U.S. milk consumption.

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Minnesota DNR approves mining exploration plan just outside the Boundary Waters

Minnesota DNR approves mining exploration plan just outside the Boundary Waters

State officials have given the go-ahead to Franconia Minerals, a subsidiary of Twin Metals, to conduct exploratory drilling at up to 19 sites near Ely. Twin Metals is seeking to build an underground copper mine in the area.
by Dan Kraker

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Christmas is over. Here's what to do with your holiday trash

Christmas is over. Here's what to do with your holiday trash

Household waste increases by 25 percent between Thanksgiving and New Years. Rules vary by municipality on what you can recycle and what needs to go into the trash.
by Ava Pukatch

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Year in review: Minnesota's weather highs and lows

Year in review: Minnesota's weather highs and lows

Climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley goes over the extreme weather swings over the course of the year.
by Cathy Wurzer and Mark Seeley

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Enbridge, DNR reach $2.8M agreement to resolve Line 3 aquifer breach

Enbridge, DNR reach $2.8M agreement to resolve Line 3 aquifer breach

Enbridge and the Minnesota DNR agreed to a settlement after the company pierced a groundwater aquifer while building Line 3 in northern Minnesota, violating water rules.
by Kirsti Marohn

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These Minnesotans with binoculars aren’t casing your house. They’re just doing the Christmas Bird Count.

These Minnesotans with binoculars aren’t casing your house. They’re just doing the Christmas Bird Count.

For 126 years the National Audubon Society has been hosting the Christmas Bird Count. That makes it the longest running community science bird project in the nation. And Minnesota has been taking part since 1905. The annual volunteer-conducted bird census kicked off Dec. 14 and runs until Jan. 5.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Private well owners in Minnesota encouraged to test for arsenic, other contaminants

Private well owners in Minnesota encouraged to test for arsenic, other contaminants

A group of nonprofits are holding free water screening clinics throughout the state for private well owners to test their water supplies. Arsenic is a naturally occurring metalloid and has been linked to cancers and other neurodevelopmental problems.
by Clay Masters

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U.S. House passes bill to remove wolves from endangered species protection list

U.S. House passes bill to remove wolves from endangered species protection list

The U.S. House passed a bill Thursday to remove wolves from the federal endangered species list. If it passes, it would return wolf management to states, including Minnesota—which could decide to authorize wolf hunting seasons. It now moves to the Senate.
by Dan Kraker

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