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Council recommends Legacy funds for fight against invasives

In what state lake associations are calling a landmark event, the Lessard Sams Outdoor Heritage Council is recommending funding aquatic invasive species programs for lake associations in Minnesota.
by Dan Gunderson

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Rooftop farming is getting off the ground

While farmers in post-industrial cities like Detroit and Cleveland are claiming unused land for cultivation, in New York and Chicago, land comes at a high premium. That's why farmers there are increasingly eyeing spaces that they might not have to wrestle from developers: rooftops that are already green.

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Mississippi River's 1926 dead zone holds lessons for Gulf of Mexico today

Mississippi River's 1926 dead zone holds lessons for Gulf of Mexico today

Here in the land of 10,000 lakes, zebra mussels and Asian carp have generally topped the list of recent marine environmental concerns. But in the 1920s, before wastewater treatment plants were built, there were far bigger problems.
by Elizabeth Dunbar and Matt Sepic

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Bartender bounces bear from Juneau bar

A black bear walked into the bar at the Alaskan Hotel in downtown Juneau on Monday night and was promptly shooed away by the bartender.

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What 95% certainty of warming means to scientists

Top scientists from a variety of fields say they are about as certain that global warming is a real, man-made threat as they are that cigarettes kill.

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EPA: Goal to reduce Gulf 'dead zone' won't be met by 2015

EPA: Goal to reduce Gulf 'dead zone' won't be met by 2015

Some environmental groups have criticized the EPA for not doing more. In 2012 several groups, including the Natural Resources Defense Council, filed two lawsuits aimed at forcing EPA action on reducing the size of the dead zone.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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3 more oil spills from flooding found in Colorado

State officials are now tracking 11 "notable" spills from the Wattenberg oil patch along the South Platte River in Weld County.

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Bracing for climate-driven extreme weather events

Bracing for climate-driven extreme weather events

UN climate negotiator Christiana Figueres, former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman, former Colorado Governor Bill Ritter and two top national political strategists are featured in the latest Climate One program from the Commonwealth Club of California.

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Raising tastier sea urchins for foodies and the environment

A scientist in Birmingham, Ala. is trying to help overharvested sea urchins, considered a delicacy in many parts of the world, find their way back to a restaurant near you.

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Raising tastier sea urchins for foodies and environment

Sea urchins are considered a culinary delicacy in many parts of the world, including Japan and the United States. The market is growing so fast that supply can't keep up with demand.

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