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Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future

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Falcons mount a comeback, with some help

Falcons mount a comeback, with some help

Peregrine falcons made a dramatic recovery after DDT was banned in 1973. A captive breeding and release program helped increase their numbers, and they were removed from the endangered species list in 1999. There are now between 2,000 and 3,000 nesting pairs in North America.

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Health Dept.: Expect more ticks, mosquitoes

Health Dept.: Expect more ticks, mosquitoes

State officials say that recent warm, wet weather will likely lead to more ticks and mosquitoes this summer. Experts are particularly worried now about ticks that can transmit several diseases.
by Rupa Shenoy

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New enforcement chief takes over at DNR

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will have a new enforcement chief this week.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Dishing up trash: New look for sustainable seafood

Dishing up trash: New look for sustainable seafood

Most people have only ever seen a scorpion fish in an aquarium. Unless they dine at Carolina Crossroads Restaurant in Chapel Hill, N.C., where they'll find the spiny, venomous creature on the menu.

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Cheetah's acceleration power is key

Everyone knows cheetahs are blazingly fast. Now new research illustrates how their acceleration and nimble zigzagging leave other animals in the dust and scientists in awe.

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In frogs' croaks, Madeleine Linck hears environment's pulse

In frogs' croaks, Madeleine Linck hears environment's pulse

Why worry about frogs? Well, for one, experts say, their numbers tell us about the health of our environment.
by Dan Olson

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Badlands Natl. Park bison plan questioned

Badlands Natl. Park bison plan questioned

Park officials say an expansion of bison grazing would improve the park's natural resources and also give visitors a better chance to see the animals. But some ranchers aren't happy with the proposal.

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Not easy being green

Not easy being green

A robust frog and toad population is a good indicator of the health of our environment but their survival is constantly threatened by weather, habitat loss and disease.
by Dan Olson

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Minn. farm water quality program launched

Minn. farm water quality program launched

Four Minnesota watersheds have been selected to test a voluntary pilot project that offers farmers incentives to reduce water pollution from their operations, federal and state officials announced Monday.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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