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July 10, 2015 5:51 PM

Zebra mussels found in metro lake

Forest Lake is the fourth Minnesota Lake with newly discovered zebra mussels in 2015.

by Riham Feshir

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July 9, 2015 10:26 AM

Groups petition for protection of moose in Midwest

The Center of Biological Diversity and Honor the Earth have filed a legal petition for protection under the federal Endangered Species Act.

by John Enger

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July 9, 2015 6:31 AM

Polygamists ask South Dakota for more water

Seth Jeffs, the brother of imprisoned sect leader Warren Jeffs, has asked to double the amount of water available at the compound.

by The Associated Press

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July 9, 2015 4:00 AM

Has deadly water amoeba found a home in Minnesota?

The Centers for Disease Control and Minnesota Department of Health are reviewing lab tests on a child who contracted a life-threatening brain infection that officials suspect is linked to Naegleria fowleri amoeba.

by Lorna Benson

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July 8, 2015 5:36 PM

Minnesota could receive a share of BP settlement to help loons

Minnesota could receive up to $25 million over the next 15 years to help loons after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

by Michael Swearingen

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July 8, 2015 4:02 PM

Saints field installing hundreds of solar panels

With solar power, reused water and other measures, CHS Field aims to become the country's "greenest ballpark."

by Jared Hemming

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July 7, 2015 8:02 PM

Reconstruction of U mudslide area begins

Reconstruction of the river bluff under the University of Minnesota's Fairview Medical Center campus is underway, a year after a mudslide swept down the hill and covered part of West River Parkway.

by Peter Cox

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July 7, 2015 4:35 PM

Hellmann: Scientists focusing on how to adapt to climate change

The new director of the University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment says scientists have shifted their focus on climate change from defending the science to talking about how to adapt.

by Michael Swearingen

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July 7, 2015 3:30 PM

Obama administration aims to expand access to solar power

The White House recently pledged that the U.S. would get 20 percent of its total electricity from renewable sources by 2030, about three times what it does now.