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Tribal chair: No walleye netting next year on Lake Mille Lacs

Tribal chair: No walleye netting next year on Lake Mille Lacs

"It's a huge sacrifice," Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Chair Melanie Benjamin said, adding, "We want to be part of the solution in the best possible way."
by Dan Kraker

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Lake Mille Lacs walleye fishery facing a crisis with few easy answers

Lake Mille Lacs walleye fishery facing a crisis with few easy answers

Dave Orrick joins Tom Weber to talk about the walleye problem on Lake Mille Lacs, the possible solutions, and why there's no easy answer.

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Climate Cast: Why presidential candidates often ignore climate issues

Climate Cast: Why presidential candidates often ignore climate issues

Why climate issues rarely come up in presidential campaigns and how some specific issues can get in the way of a more substantial debate over the climate.

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Poaching and Terrorism: The Race to Protect Wildlife and National Security

Poaching and Terrorism: The Race to Protect Wildlife and National Security

From America Abroad: "Poaching and Terrorism: The Race to Protect Wildlife and National Security." A documentary about the illegal killing of large animals in Africa. Wildlife trafficking is a national security issue, too, because billions of dollars are making their way to terror groups and organized crime.

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U.S. officials want to question MN dentist in Cecil the lion killing

U.S. officials want to question MN dentist in Cecil the lion killing

Federal conservation officials say they've been unable to reach Dr. Walter Palmer as they investigate his lion hunt in Zimbabwe. On Thursday, they called on Palmer to respond immediately.
by MPR News Staff

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Testing by AP finds water at 2016 Olympic sites 'rife with human sewage'

Testing by AP finds water at 2016 Olympic sites 'rife with human sewage'

The AP commissioned tests over a five-month period. Experts who reviewed the results found that not a single venue is fit for swimming or even boating.

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Feds mull Xcel penalties tied to MN nuclear plant violation

Feds mull Xcel penalties tied to MN nuclear plant violation

Federal officials say two Xcel contractors in 2013 willfully violated procedures and falsified records involving checks on welding material used to seal spent nuclear fuel at Xcel's Monticello, Minn., nuclear plant.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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The lion, the dentist, his trophy hunt and the consequences

The lion, the dentist, his trophy hunt and the consequences

This week, the story unfolded of a lion in Zimbabwe killed during a trophy hunt by a Minnesota dentist. We take a closer look at the killing of the lion and bring your view into the conversation.

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Feds concerned, protesters angry over MN dentist killing Cecil the lion

Feds concerned, protesters angry over MN dentist killing Cecil the lion

Some 150 protesters gathered Wednesday at the Bloomington dental practice of a man who hunted and killed a beloved lion in Zimbabwe. U.S. conservation officials, meanwhile, are gathering facts.
by Jon Collins and Peter Cox

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