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Minnesota opens its 2nd wolf season Saturday

Minnesota opens it wolf hunting season Saturday with a sharply lower harvest goal than last year when the animals were first taken off the endangered list.

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Deer hunt mixes tradition, wildlife management

Deer hunt mixes tradition, wildlife management

Nearly 500,000 orange-clad hunters will head for the woods Saturday for the opening of Minnesota's deer hunting season, and for the state's second managed wolf hunt.
by Dan Kraker

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DOE awards $84M for 18 carbon-capture projects

The Energy Department has awarded $84 million to projects across the country focusing on so-called carbon-capture technologies intended to limit pollution blamed for global warming.

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Isle Royale wants your ideas for wolf issues

Isle Royale wants your ideas for wolf issues

Isle Royale National Park will hold two public meetings in Minnesota later this month to discuss how to manage the island's wolf population.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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5 years later, taking stock of Legacy fund

Minnesota state agencies are marking the fifth anniversary this week of the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Climate change conference aims at how best to adapt

Climate change is already affecting everything from how doctors treat allergies to how cities rebuild storm sewers. With that in mind, transportation planners, public health officials and others will meet in St. Paul today to talk about how best to adapt.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Great Lakes senators urge quick action on carp

All 16 U.S. senators from Great Lakes states sent a letter Wednesday to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, urging quick action to stop the movement of Asian carp.

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