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Wolf hunt races to quick close in NE Minnesota
As of Thursday night, hunters harvested 35 wolves in northeast Minnesota -- hitting the DNR target harvest for that area in just six days.
Climate One series: Eating in the Heat
From the Commonwealth Club of California's Climate One series: "Eating in the Heat."
The winners of the competition for cities will receive additional government resources to deal with global warming's impacts.
Many girls are beginning puberty at an early age, developing breasts sooner than girls of previous generations. But the physical changes don't mean the modern girls' emotional and intellectual development is keeping pace.
8 tips to reduce food waste at home this holiday season
Minnesotans alone threw out 517,000 tons of food waste in 2012, according to the MPCA.
Mountain beetle threatens Minnesota's pine forests
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is proposing a quarantine to keep freshly cut logs from states infested with the mountain pine beetle out of the state.
White Bear Lake settlement hinges on Legislature
The Department of Natural Resources agreed to support legislative proposals to examine connecting six nearby cities to surface water as a way to relieve pressure on a regional aquifer.
State officials hope to finish the final environmental analysis for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine by early spring.