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DNR warns of invasive snails in Minn. lakes

DNR officials say Bowstring Lake in northern Itasca County is the latest Minnesota lake discovered to be invaded by faucet snails.
by Tom Robertson

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BP to pay $4.5 billion in oil spill settlement

BP to pay $4.5 billion in oil spill settlement

BP said Thursday that it will pay $4.5 billion in a settlement with the U.S. government over the disastrous 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and plead guilty to criminal charges related to the deaths of 11 workers and lying to Congress.

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Volunteers sought for advisory group on cleanup sites

The federal Environmental Protection Agency is asking for volunteers to participate in a Community Advisory Group on the superfund sites in the northern Twin Cities suburb of Fridley.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Wolf license deadline near, DNR reminds

The Department of Natural Resources is reminding hunters and trappers who were selected by lottery for Minnesota's late wolf hunting season to buy their licenses by Thursday or they'll be sold to others.

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Report suggests fortifying state's Environmental Quality Board

Report suggests fortifying state's Environmental Quality Board

A new report recommends that the state of Minnesota bolster its main environmental oversight body and encourage more transparency in the review process.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Photos: Herring eggs are 'Lake Superior Gold' for Grand Marais fishery

Photos: Herring eggs are 'Lake Superior Gold' for Grand Marais fishery

For about six weeks in October and November, Lake Superior anglers pull thousands of the silvery fish, also called cisco, from the lake's icy waters. Harley Toftey has fished lake herring in the big lake for 31 years and said there are more herring now in Lake Superior than there have ever been since he began fishing.
by Dan Kraker and Derek Montgomery

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We could weather storms better with stronger leadership

We could weather storms better with stronger leadership

Too often, politicians tread the well-worn path of the post-storm photo op.

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Wolf hunt: More than 110 taken so far

Wolf hunt: More than 110 taken so far

Hunters have killed more than 110 wolves since the start of the state's first managed wolf hunting season 10 days ago.
by Tom Robertson

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MPCA finds reduced pollutants in Minn. River

MPCA finds reduced pollutants in Minn. River

Oxygen levels are up in the Minnesota River, a key indicator that one of the state's dirtiest waterways is getting healthier and that efforts to reduce pollution from wastewater treatment plants are working, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency announced Monday.
by Mark Steil

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Minneapolis single-sort-recycling begins

Under the new system, residents can combine all their recyclable refuse in one container without separating paper, plastic, glass and other items.
by Brandt Williams

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