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Minn. recycler wants your old holiday lights

Minn. recycler wants your old holiday lights

Hardware stores and government buildings throughout the state have put out collection bins for unwanted or broken holiday lights.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Proposed hydroelectric plant seen as green energy source, eyesore

The Mississippi River plant needs the OK of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Army Corps of Engineers and a number of state agencies before it can proceed.
by Matt Sepic

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State auditor wants more info on copper-nickel mining's effects

Minnesota needs to know more about the potential effects of copper-nickel mining in the state, State Auditor Rebecca Otto said Tuesday, to a group of about 75 people in Ely.
by Dan Kraker

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Study: US spewing 50% more methane than EPA says

The United States is spewing 50 percent more methane -- a potent heat-trapping gas -- than the federal government estimates, a new comprehensive scientific study says. Much of it is coming from just three states: Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.

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Eagle deaths at wind farms, energy corp pleads guilty

In a settlement reached with the Department of Justice, Duke Energy Renewables pleaded guilty in the deaths of 14 golden eagles and 149 other migratory birds at two of its wind energy facilities in Wyoming.

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Nature center protests hunting in Minn. forest

Part of the Wilder Forest in May Township is slated to eventually open to the public, but some neighbors aren't happy it could allow hunting and trapping.

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Information sought into shooting of trumpeter swans

Minnesota officials are investigating the shooting of two trumpeter swans this week near Detroit Lakes, Minn., and are seeking the public's help.
by Dan Gunderson

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EPA awards grants to reduce mercury exposure

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded four grants totaling over $3.6 million for projects designed to reduce exposure to mercury and other toxins for people eating Great Lakes fish.

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House OKs bills to speed oil, gas drilling

The House approved two bills Wednesday aimed at speeding up drilling for oil and natural gas on public lands. The measures were among three energy bills the House is considering this week.

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Minnesota firearms deer harvest down 6%

Blustery weather is likely a major reason why Minnesota's firearms deer harvest is down 6 percent from the same point last season, the Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday.

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