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Lake of the Woods terns gamble wrong on 2014 floods

Lake of the Woods terns gamble wrong on 2014 floods

It wasn't a great year for the shoreline wildlife of Lake of the Woods. Flood waters from the saturated Rainy River watershed poured into the lake starting in June.
by John Enger

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In Lake of the Woods, growing algae blooms puzzle scientists

In Lake of the Woods, growing algae blooms puzzle scientists

Scientists don't yet know exactly how much blooms have expanded, but early findings suggest the algae is getting thicker, likely due to a combination of climate change and decades-old pollution.
by John Enger

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Wisconsin DNR to scale back gypsy moth suppression

Communities and individuals have been able to ask the DNR to spray moth-infested areas for 14 years. But the agency now wants to limit spraying to only state lands.
by The Associated Press

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ND saltwater pipeline leak may have reached creek

The Department of Health says "a small amount" may have entered an oxbow of Timber Creek approximately five miles northwest of Arnegard.
by The Associated Press

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Whip smart: Cottonwood planting takes root as worries grow

Whip smart: Cottonwood planting takes root as worries grow

When people hear about Maria DeLaundreau's summer cottonwood planting project, they think she's crazy. Plant more of those messy, trees? What about the seeds?
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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DNR says Minnesota wolf population stable

DNR says Minnesota wolf population stable

This will be Minnesota's third wolf hunting season since the animals came off the endangered list.
by The Associated Press

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$50M pipe might not restore White Bear Lake levels

$50M pipe might not restore White Bear Lake levels

A draft of a report by the Metropolitan Council says shifting some suburbs' reliance from groundwater to Mississippi River water could cost hundreds of millions of dollars. It also says piping water from the river to raise levels in White Bear Lake would cost $50 million but leave officials uncertain of the impact.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Chef Dan Barber on what's missing in the farm-to-table equation

Chef Dan Barber on what's missing in the farm-to-table equation

Chef and author Dan Barber joins us to talk about his new book, "The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food."

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Minnesota backers praise EPA carbon rules

Minnesota backers praise EPA carbon rules

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency isn't holding any of its carbon emission rule hearings in Minnesota. So supporters of the rules held their own.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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