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March 20, 2015 12:32 PM

Interior department issues new fracking rules for federal lands

The regulations, which go into effect in 90 days, establishes safety measures for wells and for drilling companies to publicly disclose chemicals used in the process.

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March 20, 2015 9:00 AM

We may have snakes to thank for our acute vision

Why can we see in color? Why is our depth perception and visual acuity so good? New research supports the theory that we needed these abilities to spot and avoid venomous snakes.

by Barbara J. King

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March 20, 2015 4:00 AM

Cheaper energy, or cleaner? Legislators torn

Minnesota's legislators can't agree on the state's energy problems, let alone the solutions.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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March 19, 2015 12:18 PM

Cramped chicken cages are going away. What comes next?

The results are in from a long-running study in the upper Midwest of three different ways to house egg-laying chickens.

by Dan Charles

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March 18, 2015 1:43 PM

USDA, Minnesota agree to provide $220K for wolf control

The announcement is welcome news for farmers and ranchers who haven't been allowed to shoot or trap wolves that threaten livestock since December, according to U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson.

by The Associated Press

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March 17, 2015 2:00 PM

Breeders offering corn that's picky about pollen

Genetically modified corn pollen carried on the wind can contaminate organic corn fields and cost farmers thousands. One breeder says he's created an organic corn that rejects foreign pollen.

by Dan Gunderson

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March 16, 2015 4:01 PM

Judge bars neonicotinoid insecticides at NW Minnesota refuge

Environmentalists had challenged the use of seeds treated with neonicotinoids at refuges without first studying the site-specific impacts.

by The Associated Press

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March 16, 2015 11:45 AM

Duluth mayor on clean up of U.S. Steel Superfund site

Mayor Don Ness discusses the latest on the clean up of the 600-acre U.S. Steel Superfund site near the confluence of Lake Superior and the St. Louis River.

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March 16, 2015 6:30 AM

Warmer weather puts damper on Minnesota's maple syrup harvest

While conditions so far this season haven't been perfect for maple syrup harvesting, this year already looks better than 2012, one of the worst syrup seasons in Minnesota history.

by Marianne Combs