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DNR reports fish kill in Aitkin Co.

DNR officials say warm weather and recent flooding have combined to kill of fish in Big Sandy Lake in Aitkin County, about 60 miles west of Duluth.
by Dan Kraker

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Frans de Waal on primate morality

Frans de Waal on primate morality

Frans de Waal is one of the world's leading primatologists. He's spent his career studying the behavior and social intelligence of primates, drawing parallels between the ways humans and primates make moral choices.

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Leaders say climate is changing Native way of life

Native American and Alaska Native leaders told of their villages being under water because of coastal erosion, droughts and more on Thursday during a Senate hearing intended to draw attention to how climate change is affecting tribal communities.

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Military spending fight hits foreign oil, biofuel

Military spending fight hits foreign oil, biofuel

Navy officials say using the alternative fuel helps the military address weaknesses. Operations that use more than 50 million gallons of fuel each month rely on petroleum, making the U.S. military heavily dependent upon foreign oil.

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Climate change affects Native communities

Native American and Alaska Native leaders say climate change has resulted in their villages being under water because of coastal erosion, former fishing grounds turning to dead zones, drought persisting year after year and much more because of climate change.

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Tests find Big Sandy Lake water safe

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says tests find bacterial levels are safe at Big Sandy Lake near McGregor.

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Forecast: Hot weather to linger into fall

Federal weather forecasters predict the unusually hot, dry weather that has gripped much of the nation will linger into fall, especially for the parched heartland.

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Deformed Minnesota frogs still largely a mystery 17 years later

Deformed Minnesota frogs still largely a mystery 17 years later

After seventeen years of sleuthing, scientists still have not solved the mystery of what caused frogs to develop abnormally in a south central Minnesota pond. The biologist who led the research tells the story in her new book.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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