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Obama says Army Corps examining Dakota oil pipeline route

Obama says Army Corps examining Dakota oil pipeline route

Obama says the Army Corps is examining whether the pipeline can be rerouted in southern North Dakota to alleviate the concerns of American Indians.
by Associated Press

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Hennepin Co. sheriff's deputies leave Standing Rock protest

Hennepin Co. sheriff's deputies leave Standing Rock protest

Protesters had called for the Hennepin County Sherriff's Office to bring back its staff and equipment from the North Dakota pipeline protest.
by Brandt Williams

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Study: Tree planting pays off for Minneapolis, other cities

Study: Tree planting pays off for Minneapolis, other cities

A new Nature Conservancy analysis says cities could see big returns on their investments in trees, especially as they look for ways to adapt to climate change.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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300M children are breathing 'extremely toxic' air, UNICEF says

300M children are breathing 'extremely toxic' air, UNICEF says

Altogether, some 2 billion children worldwide are breathing air that has been deemed a "long term hazard," a report finds. Pollution contributes to around 600,000 deaths annually of kids under age 5.

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How is a 1,600-year-old tree weathering California's drought?

How is a 1,600-year-old tree weathering California's drought?

Four years of too little water is killing millions of trees in the Sierra, yet some giant sequoias still thrive. Tree-climbing scientists are exploring sequoias branch by branch to find their secret.
by Christopher Joyce

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Their mission: save Minnesota's rare orchids before it's too late

Their mission: save Minnesota's rare orchids before it's too late

Researchers are tromping across the state gathering microscopic seeds from Minnesota's 48 rare orchid species, part of a nationwide effort to conserve the threatened flowers. Here's a look at what they found in the woods.
by Dan Kraker

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Bill McKibben and Terry Tamminen on climate change politics and policy

Bill McKibben and Terry Tamminen on climate change politics and policy

Bill McKibben of 350.org and Terry Tamminen of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation talk about the politics and policy of climate change. They say solutions will require individual and collective action....and say the environmental movement can't be made up of "just arrogant white people."

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