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University of Minnesota: East Bank clear after gas leak

University of Minnesota officials gave the all clear Wednesday morning following a warning of a gas leak on the East Bank campus.
by MPR News Staff

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Dayton floats special session for Mille Lacs resorts

Dayton floats special session for Mille Lacs resorts

The possibility of a shortened season on Minnesota's premier walleye fishing lake may lead to a special session of the state Legislature.
by Riham Feshir

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MN dentist regrets killing Cecil the lion, says hunt was legal

MN dentist regrets killing Cecil the lion, says hunt was legal

A Minnesota dentist under fire for his part in hunting and killing a popular lion in Zimbabwe earlier this month says he regrets the kill but that he secured proper permits and believes the hunt was legal.
by Jon Collins

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DNR: 'Conservative' deer hunt planned for 2015

DNR: 'Conservative' deer hunt planned for 2015

Minnesota's deer numbers are recovering, but officials say one-deer limits will apply again for most hunters this fall as the state moves into its second herd rebuilding year.
by Dan Kraker

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Squeezed by drought, California farmers switch to less thirsty crops

Squeezed by drought, California farmers switch to less thirsty crops

Water scarcity is leading farmers away from planting staples and towards planting higher-value, lower-water specialty crops. Think wine grapes and pomegranates instead of citrus and avocados.
by Lesley McClurg

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U study: Emissions from fertilizing crops underestimated

Fertilizing crops emits a potent greenhouse gas, and a new University of Minnesota study shows officials have been underestimating those emissions by as much as 40 percent.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Zebra mussels found in Becker County's Big Cormorant Lake

State officials say while the numbers are low, the zebra mussels aren't concentrated in one place so treatment isn't an option at the popular northwest Minnesota lake.
by MPR News Staff

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Planning for the future of Isle Royale

Planning for the future of Isle Royale

A dwindling wolf population, an exploding moose population and a new planning process from the National Park system set the stage for the fate of Isle Royale.

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Aspen Ideas Festival: 'How Nature Can Save Us'

Aspen Ideas Festival: 'How Nature Can Save Us'

M. Sanjayan is senior scientist at Conservation International and host of the acclaimed PBS series, "Earth: A New Wild." Sanjayn says preserving natural resources like forests and oceans can help the humans just as much as the other animals.

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