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Planned Mille Lacs walleye limit up for discussion tonight

Planned Mille Lacs walleye limit up for discussion tonight

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will meet Lake Mille Lacs residents and business owners Wednesday night to discuss planned reductions in the walleye harvest this season.
by Conrad Wilson

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Hundreds of water permit holders pumping more than allowed

Hundreds of water permit holders pumping more than allowed

Records show hundreds of water permit holders in Minnesota are illegally using billions of gallons more water then they are allowed. But they face few consequences for these misdemeanor violations. Even in a two-year drought, state officials admit they don't spend much time enforcing permit limits.
by Mark Steil

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Meetings to discuss strategy against gypsy moth

Meetings to discuss strategy against gypsy moth

Meetings to discuss plans to slow the spread of the invasive gypsy moth are being hosted by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture this week in northern Minnesota.
by Dan Kraker

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Bill McKibben and J. Drake Hamilton on climate change

Bill McKibben and J. Drake Hamilton on climate change

Bill McKibben, environmental journalist and founder of 350.org and J. Drake Hamilton of Fresh Energy, speaking Feb. 20, 2013 at the University of St. Thomas on "Celebrating and Preserving Winter: Responding to Climate Change in Minnesota and Wisconsin."

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Air pollution alert issued for Twin Cities, Rochester

Air pollution alert issued for Twin Cities, Rochester

Fine particle pollution in the air across southern Minnesota is causing unhealthy breathing conditions for children, the elderly and people with respiratory diseases.
by Lorna Benson

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LIVE CHAT: Frac sand mining in Minn.

LIVE CHAT: Frac sand mining in Minn.

As the mining of frac sand in Minnesota is debated at the state Capitol MPR News is hosting an online chat that looks at silica sand mining in the upper Midwest.

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Wisconsin budget panel approves mining bill

Republicans closed in on victory Monday in their fight to lure a giant iron mine to northwestern Wisconsin, pushing a bill that would overhaul the state's mining regulations through the Legislature's budget committee and setting up final votes in the coming days.

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Is a new wolf sanctuary the answer for Minn. preservation?

Is a new wolf sanctuary the answer for Minn. preservation?

The International Wolf Center in Ely, Minn. is suggesting a new wolf sanctuary as a middle ground for preserving the wolf population and survival.

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Minn. Legislature considering 5-year moratorium on wolf hunt

Minn. Legislature considering 5-year moratorium on wolf hunt

A new bill has been introduced in the Minnesota Legislature calling for a five-year moratorium on wolf hunting and trapping. We'll look at both sides of the issue.

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Reduced Lake Mille Lacs walleye management input sought

The annual meeting between Natural Resources officials and the Mille Lacs Fishery Input Group comes a month after the DNR announced the need to cut this year's harvest in half.
by Conrad Wilson

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