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Photos: One (last?) spectacular week of fall color

Photos: One (last?) spectacular week of fall color

It's been a spectacular year for fall color, and before it's too late, we wanted to take one last look as it lingers.

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A guide to Minnesota bird migration this fall

A guide to Minnesota bird migration this fall

Sharon "Birdchick" Stiteler joined The Daily Circuit to talk about birds on the move, and how those that stay are preparing for the winter.
by Sharon Stiteler

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Startup's new sprays promise longer-lasting fruit, fewer pesticides

Startup's new sprays promise longer-lasting fruit, fewer pesticides

Worldwide, we throw away about a third of our food, some $750 billion per year -- and the percentage is even higher in the United States. One reason is rot: Food goes bad before we can bite in.
by Nathan Siegel

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An 'environmental impact' label for beef?

An 'environmental impact' label for beef?

The meat industry isn't happy about it, but there's a growing movement around the idea of "sustainable" industrial beef.
by Eliza Barclay

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Ebola escalation could trigger major food crisis

Ebola escalation could trigger major food crisis

U.N agencies and non-governmental organizations are scrambling to scale up efforts to avert widespread hunger.
by The Associated Press

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New GMOs get a regulatory green light, with a hint of yellow

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.
by Dan Charles

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A classroom runs through it: Vermillion teaches students, stewardship

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.
by Dan Olson

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Low rates of PFCs found in east metro produce

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.
by Peter Cox

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