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Barrier completed to block Asian carp from Great Lakes

Barrier completed to block Asian carp from Great Lakes

Environmental officials are celebrating the completion of a nearly 2-mile-long, 80-foot-wide earthen berm designed to keep Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes.
by Associated Press

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California governor makes some water restrictions permanent

California governor makes some water restrictions permanent

Amid a persistent drought, Gov. Jerry Brown is permanently banning wasteful water practices like hosing pavement. His executive order does allow some districts to loosen water restrictions, though.
by Dana Farrington

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Bee colony losses up from last year, study says

Bee colony losses up from last year, study says

Bee colony losses were 3.5 percent higher than the previous year, according to an annual survey done by the Bee Informed Partnership.
by Dan Gunderson

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Who gets the scarce water?

Who gets the scarce water?

An MPR Water Month program from the Commonwealth Club's "Climate One" series. Part 1: Almonds and lawns. Part 2: Reinventing water. Part 3: Climate change and extreme weather.

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It's good to be a tick in Minnesota

It's good to be a tick in Minnesota

In just a few decades, the blood-sucking arachnids have spread to almost all forested areas of the state. So has Lyme disease, which the ticks carry.
by Lorna Benson

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Boaty by another name: 'Sir David Attenborough' is chosen for research ship

Boaty by another name: 'Sir David Attenborough' is chosen for research ship

Boaty McBoatface received more than 124,000 votes in an online poll by Britain's Natural Environment Research Council — more than 10 times the 11,000 votes for Attenborough's name.

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The environmental cost of growing food

The environmental cost of growing food

Economists are working on ways to put a price on the environmental damage of growing food. Take sugar: Half of what we eat comes from beets, half from cane. Each has an impact, in very different ways.
by Dan Charles

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Obama to Flint: I have your back

Obama to Flint: I have your back

The president met with community members in the crisis-stricken city, where a federal state of emergency has been declared as a result of lead leaching into the water supply.

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Amid water crisis, Obama prepares to visit Flint, Mich.

Amid water crisis, Obama prepares to visit Flint, Mich.

He's there to check in on federal efforts to help the city's residents after dangerous levels of lead in tap water were discovered last year.
by Scott Horsley

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Educators in Flint step up efforts to reach youngest victims of tainted water

Educators in Flint step up efforts to reach youngest victims of tainted water

Thousands of Michigan kids who have been exposed to high levels of lead are at risk of major behavioral and cognitive problems. But early education intervention can help mitigate these effects.
by Steve Carmody

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