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Chaga boom: Health, cash drive northern Minnesota fungus hunt

Chaga boom: Health, cash drive northern Minnesota fungus hunt

Chaga, a forest fungus, has become an alternative health sensation. Believers claim it helps everything from joint pain to Lyme disease. The $20 a pound it can fetch is leading chaga hunters into Minnesota's woods, and that worries the DNR.
by Dan Kraker

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Air pollution alert issued for central, southern Minn.

Air pollution alert issued for central, southern Minn.

The advisory, in effect through this evening, means the air is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups, including children, the elderly and people with respiratory disease or pre-existing cardiovascular conditions.
by Lorna Benson

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Documentary about Flint water crisis: 'Not Safe to Drink'

Documentary about Flint water crisis: 'Not Safe to Drink'

A Michigan Radio documentary about the water crisis in Flint. Some of the drinking water there is so seriously contaminated that the lead levels could qualify as hazardous waste, and it was so corrosive it was damaging auto parts at GM. Lead causes serious brain damage in children. How did this happen?

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Red River Basin Commission to focus on water quality

The Red River Basin Commission is focusing on water quality, and including agriculture officials to help find solutions.
by Dan Gunderson

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Dayton's proposed water funding could help cities like Tracy

Tracy, Minnesota faces a number of water quality issues. Gov. Mark Dayton's recent proposal to spend more money on water quality could help.

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