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White House task force to save bees stirs hornet's nest

White House task force to save bees stirs hornet's nest

At the center of the controversy is the bee initiative's language asking the Environmental Protection Agency to investigate the role of neonicotinoids, a class of insecticides that researchers have implicated in the disintegration of bee colonies.
by Gregory Barber

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Study: Chemicals spreading in Minnesota groundwater

Study: Chemicals spreading in Minnesota groundwater

A state and federal study of Minnesota's groundwater has found increasing evidence of consumer and other chemicals known as 'contaminants of emerging concern.'
by Elizabeth Dunbar and Dave Peters

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'Bee-friendly' plants may not be, advocates say

'Bee-friendly' plants may not be, advocates say

The group, Friends of the Earth, said too many retailers are selling garden plants treated with harmful insecticides.
by Jake Schultz

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EPA to examine Sherco pollution in haze dispute

The federal agency and several environmental groups have agreed on a proposed consent decree that obligates the EPA to take action on a finding from the National Park Service in 2009 that haze from the coal-fired Sherco plant impairs the views at Voyageurs and Isle Royale National Park.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Farmers facing tough decisions in rain's wake

Farmers facing tough decisions in rain's wake

Heavy rain this spring has flooded farms across Minnesota, particularly in the southwest region of the state. Crops like corn and soybeans are likely to fail if under water for several days in a row. That leaves farmers questioning whether to replant and try again.

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Minn. geology combined with wet soil is recipe for mudslides

Minn. geology combined with wet soil is recipe for mudslides

Satish Gupta, professor at the University of Minnesota's Department of Soil, Water and Climate has his eye on mudslides -- like the one that sent a Mississippi River bank plummeting last week near the University of Minnesota's Fairview Medical Center campus.
by MPR News Staff

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Money men tally cost of climate change

Money men tally cost of climate change

The report, released Tuesday, is designed to convince businesses to factor in the cost of climate change in their long-term decisions and to push for reductions in emissions blamed for heating the planet.
by The Associated Press

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Toxic weed shows up in eastern Minnesota

Officials say the weed is poisonous, and both fresh and dried plant parts are toxic. The plant's leafy portions could be mistaken for lettuce or other leafy greens.
by The Associated Press

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As farming booms, some Minnesota prairie songbirds fall silent

As farming booms, some Minnesota prairie songbirds fall silent

The rebounding grain market has led farmers to withdraw land from the federal Conservation Reserve Program and plow it back into crops. Now, the birds that returned two decades ago are leaving again, raising concerns about the prairie's long term health.
by Dan Gunderson

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