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Forest Service blames hunter for massive Yosemite wildfire

Forest Service blames hunter for massive Yosemite wildfire

No arrests have been made, and the hunter's name was being withheld pending further investigation, according to the Forest Service. The only legal hunting allowed at the time the fire started Aug. 17 was archery for bear and deer.

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Last chance for Minnesota wolf hunters

Last chance for Minnesota wolf hunters

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is making fewer wolf licenses available this year. The hunting season begins November 9.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Minn. regulators question benefit of Enbridge pipeline plan

Enbridge Energy would increase the line's flow to 800,000 barrels a day by adding new pumps along an oil line in Alberta, Canada, to Superior, Wis.

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Xcel running tests on Sherco coal plant

After some delays, Xcel Energy's Sherco coal plant is almost back online. The plant was damaged in 2011 and repairs were supposed to be completed in March of this year.
by Conrad Wilson

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Enbridge Minn. pipeline plan needs more study, regulators say

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission decided Wednesday that a comprehensive study is needed for the second phase of the proposed Enbridge Energy pipeline expansion.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Bald eagles are back in a big way -- and the talons are out

After nearly being wiped out, inadvertently, by strong insecticides that were in widespread use until the 1970s, bald eagles have come roaring back. But now competition for nests and mates is fierce.

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Photos: The legacy of the 'Root Beer Lady'

Photos: The legacy of the 'Root Beer Lady'

The Dorothy Molter Museum in Ely, Minn., celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, telling the story of the last full time resident of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. For more than half a century the "Root Beer Lady," as she became known, defied the government to live alone on an island, 15 miles from the nearest road.

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