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New GMOs get a regulatory green light, with a hint of yellow
The EPA's approval of a new generation of genetically engineered corn and soybeans has provoked angry opposition from critics.
A classroom runs through it: Vermillion teaches students, stewardship
A Hastings biology teacher and his class wade into the Vermillion River for research. They emerge with larger lessons on society and the environment.
Residents of the east Twin Cities metro whose drinking water contained perfluorochemicals, or PFCs, in the past shouldn't worry about their soil or garden produce, according to a study from the state Department of Health.
The Keystone XL Pipeline: An International Town Hall
From America Abroad, a cross-border town hall featuring a host from the CBC in Canada and a host from PBS in America... and guests who explore the controversial issues involved in the Keystone XL Pipeline project: The economic costs and benefits of oil sands, and the environmental and property rights concerns.
Nicole Davros of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources joins The Daily Circuit to preview the season, which runs through Jan. 4.
The expensive delicacy comes from mostly remote pine forests where they are harvested once a year from pine cones.