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MPCA issues air pollution advisory for Friday

MPCA issues air pollution advisory for Friday

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is issuing an air pollution health advisory for western, central and southern Minnesota from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m.
by Lorna Benson

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What are man-made chemicals doing to fish? MN scientists seek answers

What are man-made chemicals doing to fish? MN scientists seek answers

Do household chemicals and prescription drugs leaching into Minnesota waters pose a serious risk to fish? Researchers this summer are asking that question, and digging into the role septic systems might play.
by Dan Gunderson

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Prairie Island Indian Community seeking federal trust for new land

The Prairie Island Indian Community, one of Minnesota's federally recognized Native American tribes, has bought a big parcel of land in the East Metro. Now the tribe has applied to put that land, 112 acres in Washington County, into federal trust.
by MPR News Staff

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Officials say Minnesota schools smart on lead, but data scarce

Officials say Minnesota schools smart on lead, but data scarce

Minnesota and other states have few regulations governing lead in school water. While Minnesota officials say they believe schools are diligent about keeping lead out, they don't have the data to know for sure.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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The last days of Guinea worm

The last days of Guinea worm

The world has only wiped out one human disease: small pox. Guinea worm disease looks like it's on the verge of being the second.
by Jason Beaubien

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Douglas Brinkley, 'Rightful Heritage: FDR and the Land of America'

Douglas Brinkley, 'Rightful Heritage: FDR and the Land of America'

Douglas Brinkley has written a new book about one of the presidents he thinks has had the biggest impact on conservation in America: Franklin D. Roosevelt. FDR said "there's nothing more American than the National Parks" and he even suggested during World War II that global conservation is the basis for permanent peace.

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Expired mineral leases latest flashpoint over mining near Boundary Waters

Expired mineral leases latest flashpoint over mining near Boundary Waters

Renewal of mineral leases signed 50 years ago is the latest point of contention over whether mining should be allowed near the popular wilderness destination.
by Dan Kraker

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Can planting more milkweed save monarch butterflies? It's complicated

Conservationists have long blamed farmers' use of pesticides for decimating the milkweed that monarch caterpillars like to eat. But scientists say simply planting more milkweed isn't the answer.
by Luke Runyon

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