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Minnesota braces for legal fight over PolyMet mine decisions
Lawsuits stemming from PolyMet Mining Corp.'s proposal to build a copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota are expected regardless of whether state regulators approve the project's needed permits.
The strange truth behind presidential turkey pardons
Who are these overstuffed fowl? Where did they come from? And how did this whole thing get started?
Editor: New ownership won't change Nat Geo's climate change coverage
"If there were a time to double down on our coverage of climate change, it would be right now," said Dennis Dimick, Executive Environment Editor for National Geographic.
On climate science, most GOP candidates fail
When it comes to climate science, two of the three Democratic presidential candidates are 'A' students, while most of the Republican contenders are flunking, according to a panel of scientists who reviewed candidates' comments.
Photos: Migrating tundra swans pause for food, rest along Mississippi
Thousands of migrating swans are flocking near Brownsville, on their 3,000-mile journey from the arctic to Chesapeake Bay.
Yellowstone Park proposes cull of 1,000 bison this winter
Bison have been culled from the park annually since 2000, as part of an agreement between Montana and the federal government to keep the bison population near 3,000.