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Metro mosquitoes triple 10-year norm

Metro mosquitoes triple 10-year norm

No doubt about it, the mosquitoes are bad this year after a very wet spring. But exactly how bad are they? This week, the mosquito population is three-times as high as the 10-year average.
by Sasha Aslanian

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Smoke from Canadian wildfires affects Minnesota

Smoke from Canadian wildfires is affecting air quality across Minnesota.

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Minn. sightings of monarch butterfly rare as population crashes

Minn. sightings of monarch butterfly rare as population crashes

Sightings are rare of the monarch, Minnesota's state butterfly and one of its most colorful summer residents. The migrating population has crashed.
by Dan Olson

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MPCA: Superfund list could add two sites, drop two others

Two sites in St. Louis County may be added to the state's list of polluted places. The sites should be on the state's list of Superfund sites so that they may be eligible for additional state funding, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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N Minn. tree plantings anticipate a warming climate

N Minn. tree plantings anticipate a warming climate

As growing seasons become longer and winters are warmer, researchers are seeing more southerly tree species creeping northward into the boreal forest.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Gardening experts offer summer tips

Gardening experts offer summer tips

As summer heats up and our yards start to dry out, gardening experts join us to take your questions.

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Climate change might be enabling beetles' rise against pine trees

Climate change might be enabling beetles' rise against pine trees

Stately, tall white pines all over the state and the tamaracks of northeastern Minnesota have had their natural defenses from beetles weakened. Scientists suspect climate change is to blame in both cases.
by Dan Kraker

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Bemidji exhibit educates on invasive species

A new science center exhibit in Bemidji is aiming to educate people about the threats posed by aquatic invasive species.

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Minn. PCA issues air pollution alert

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air pollution health advisory for the Twin Cities and Rochester.

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