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Panel: Structures may be needed to boost lakes

Panel: Structures may be needed to boost lakes

A U.S.-Canadian panel urged both nations Friday to consider installing water retention structures to boost levels on Lake Huron and Lake Michigan, which fell to their lowest point on record in January and have lagged well below their historical average since the late 1990s.

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Communities prepare for Red River flooding

Communities prepare for Red River flooding

As the accumulated snow begins to melt, attention turns to the Red River and the potential for flooding.
by Tom Crann

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Emerald ash borer detected in Beloit, Wis.

Emerald ash borer detected in Beloit, Wis.

Wisconsin agriculture officials confirm emerald ash borers have reached Beloit.

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24 ways to reduce Minnesota's air pollution

24 ways to reduce Minnesota's air pollution

A group of representatives from industry, environmental groups and government agencies that worked for a year to come up with ways to reduce air pollution in Minnesota is announcing 24 recommendations to help the state avoid federal air pollution penalties.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Nest-spotting: Eagle numbers growing in the Twin Cities

Nest-spotting: Eagle numbers growing in the Twin Cities

Six years after being removed from the federal endangered species list, bald eagles continue their comeback along the Mississippi River in Minnesota.

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Air quality report gives Minn. mixed reviews

Air quality report gives Minn. mixed reviews

A new report from the American Lung Association shows some improvements in air quality in Minnesota's cities, but Ramsey County had poor grades for fine particle pollution for the third year in a row.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Voyageurs park trails close for season

Here's a sign of hope for Minnesotans tired of winter. All trails in Voyageurs National Park in far northern Minnesota have closed for the season because of warm weather.

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Officials warn of ducklings disease risk

Minnesota health officials are warning that chicks and ducklings can carry salmonella.

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Great Lakes water levels reaching record lows

Great Lakes water levels reaching record lows

The water levels on some of the Great Lakes are near all-time lows, including Lake Superior, according to a new report released Tuesday.
by Dan Kraker

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'The Birdchick' offers '1001 Secrets Every Birder Should Know'

'The Birdchick' offers '1001 Secrets Every Birder Should Know'

MPR's Tom Crann went out last week, just north of Minneapolis to New Hope, to meet Sharon Stiteler. The blogger behind Birdchick.com, and a National Park ranger, Stiteler is about to publish a new book: "1001 Secrets Every Birder Should Know: Tips and Trivia for the Backyard and Beyond."
by Tom Crann

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