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Counties stake middle ground in clean water, runoff fight

Counties stake middle ground in clean water, runoff fight

As farmers and Gov. Mark Dayton argue over enforcing buffer strips along public streams and lakes, Otter Tail County officials are finding success with a local, low-key approach.
by Dan Gunderson

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Dayton signs scaled-back flame retardant ban

The ban, which firefighters supported, takes effect July 2018 and bans four flame-retardant chemicals from children's products and upholstered furniture.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Target Field gets even greener

Target Field gets even greener

Special bins will be placed around the stadium where fans can toss compostable packaging and leftover food.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota firms help squeeze water use in dry California

Minnesota firms help squeeze water use in dry California

With the Golden State deep in drought, businesses there are facing stiff pressure to conserve water. Some are turning to Minnesota-based Ecolab and Pentair for help.
by Martin Moylan

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Researchers sample Superior's waters to study lake's rapid changes

Researchers sample Superior's waters to study lake's rapid changes

Superior is 5 degrees warmer than it was 30 years ago. The amount of surface ice is down a whopping 80 percent. There's less food for fish.
by Dan Kraker

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Plan bee: White House unveils strategy to protect pollinators

Plan bee: White House unveils strategy to protect pollinators

The White House strategy aims to reduce honeybee colony losses during the winter to no more than 15 percent within 10 years. It's also concerned with the monarch butterfly, another species in decline.

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The Daily Digest: Your 2015 session crib sheet

Legislators met their midnight deadline to pass budget bills, and the 2015 session adjourned. Here's what you need to know about some of the bills they passed.
by Catharine Richert

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Environmentalists want another veto from Dayton

Environmentalists want another veto from Dayton

Environmental groups complain that, even though the bill includes language on buffers to protect state waterways, it would delay water quality rules, hurt bees and go easy on polluters.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Session limps to a close with legislators dismayed

Session limps to a close with legislators dismayed

The divided Minnesota Legislature on Monday finished a $41.5 billion budget. But Gov. Mark Dayton is expected to veto an education bill, requiring legislators to return for a special session.
by Tom Scheck

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