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Counters head out for annual tally of Minn. birds

Counters head out for annual tally of Minn. birds

For birders, the Christmas bird count is equal parts adventure, fellowship and science -- the largest and oldest citizen science project in the world, according to the Audubon Society.
by Dan Olson

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DNR sticks to 90-day window on mine comments

DNR sticks to 90-day window on mine comments

Agency head says comment period for PolyMet mine already has been extended once.

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Haze at Teddy Roosevelt park under study

Researchers from the National Park Service and Colorado State University are studying haze levels in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
by The Associated Press

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Top 11 Minnesota health and environment stories in 2013

2013 brought us stunning health and environment stories on mental health treatment successes, advanced CPR technology and a troubling absence of Monarch butterflies.
by Nathaniel Minor

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Grasslands squeezed as another 1.6 million acres go into crops

Grasslands squeezed as another 1.6 million acres go into crops

In recent years the Conservation Reserve Program has shrunk by more than 25 percent. It's partly because Congress has cut funding for the program. But there's a more important reason: high grain prices.
by Dan Charles

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To clean up coal, Obama pushes more oil production

To clean up coal, Obama pushes more oil production

America's newest and cleanest coal-fired power plant comes with a catch: The heat-trapping carbon dioxide removed from its smokestack pollution will help force more oil out of the ground.
by The Associated Press

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Xcel chief: Impact of expiring wind credit minimal

Xcel chief: Impact of expiring wind credit minimal

A top Xcel Energy official said Thursday that an expiring tax credit for wind energy production won't have a major impact on the utility.

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More than 60 wolves killed as NE Minn. hunt ends

The wolf hunting and trapping season will close today in northeastern Minnesota.
by Dan Kraker

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Explainer: How will PolyMet's mine impact wetlands?

State and federal law requires PolyMet to make up for the wetlands losses by creating or restoring wetlands elsewhere.
by Phil Picardi

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