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Sierra Club to Xcel: Retire 2 Sherco coal generators

Sierra Club to Xcel: Retire 2 Sherco coal generators

Sierra Club is urging Xcel Energy to retire two of its coal-powered generators at the Sherco Plant as Xcel prepares to negotiate the plant's future with state regulators.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Stingless wasps: How much do they help in the fight to save ash trees?

Stingless wasps: How much do they help in the fight to save ash trees?

A new study will help researchers determine whether to continue releasing stingless wasps as a strategy in the battle against the emerald ash borer, a tiny invasive beetle that's posing a dire threat to Minnesota's ash trees.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Expect ducks aplenty on hunting season's opener

Expect ducks aplenty on hunting season's opener

Minnesota's waterfowl hunting season opens Saturday and the odds are good hunters will see lots of ducks.
by Dan Gunderson

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Arctic sea ice 6th lowest, but rebounds from 2012

The amount of ice in the Arctic Ocean shrank this summer to the sixth lowest level, but that's much higher than last year's record low.

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Making food from flies (it's not that icky)

The people behind, EnviroFlight, a small insect factory, don't expect you to eat insects. The idea is, farmed insects will become food for fish or pigs.

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MnDOT pays pollution fine to other state agency

MnDOT and its contractors have paid nearly $14,000 for allowing sediment-laden stormwater to enter the Rum River, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency said Thursday.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Aquatic invasive species by the numbers

Aquatic invasive species by the numbers

The Department of Natural Resources spent about $8.5 million on aquatic invasive species (AIS) programs in 2013. Here’s a breakdown: -Enforcement – $1,780,000 -Inspections  – $2,200,000 -Inspection equipment  – $270,000 -Public awareness and prevention grants  – $300,000 -AIS management – $1,092,000 -Statewide coordination and field operations – $2,200,000 -Asian Carp planning and monitoring – $93,000…
by Dan Gunderson

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House approves bill to speed mining on US land

Republicans in the House pushed through a bill Wednesday to speed up government review of gold, copper, silver and uranium mining on federal land.

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Frac sand draft rules go back to the drawing board

Environmental activists complained that the draft standards were looser than some existing local rules. In the end, the board promised to re-write the document with a lot more public and industry input.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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