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Retired International Wolf Center director on upcoming hunt

Retired International Wolf Center director on upcoming hunt

One of the best-known wolf education outlets in Minnesota is the International Wolf Center, which has a building in Ely. Last week, Mary Ortiz retired as the center's executive director and she said there are good and bad elements to the wolf hunt this year.
by Tom Weber

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The Fracking Boom: Missing Answers

A natural gas boom is under way in the United States, with more than 200,000 wells drilled in just under a decade. But people living on the front door step of the natural gas bonanza have a question: Are these wells creating harmful pollutants? NPR explores why there isn't an answer yet.

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After the Mpls. tornado, herons find a new home

After the Mpls. tornado, herons find a new home

It was just about a year ago that a tornado struck north Minneapolis, causing the deaths of two residents and millions of dollars in damage. Another casualty was a great blue heron rookery on an island in the Mississippi River. This week, MPR's Tom Crann took a tour of the herons' new home on a different island, and learned they're doing just fine.
by Tom Crann and Jayne Solinger

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Frac sand sediment spills into St. Croix River

Frac sand sediment spills into St. Croix River

A spill at a sand mining facility in Wisconsin has dumped an unknown amount of sand and other sediment into the St. Croix River and wetlands near the Minnesota border, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources confirmed.
by Madeleine Baran

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Photos: The Highway 1 Fire near Ely

Photos: The Highway 1 Fire near Ely

Firefighters were able to stop a fast moving wildfire just outside the town of Ely on Thursday. The Highway 1 Fire started when a power line snapped. Several small fires quickly grew into a 216-acre blaze and homes were evacuated as the blaze neared town. By Friday morning, fire crews began to get the upper hand.

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Highway 1 Fire edged dangerously close to Ely

Highway 1 Fire edged dangerously close to Ely

Several small fires quickly grew into a 216-acre blaze. Superior National Forest District Ranger Mark Van Every says the fire got to within a couple of hundred yards of Ely.
by Dan Kraker

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Pesticide drift confirmed from some Minnesota farm fields

Pesticide drift confirmed from some Minnesota farm fields

People in some Minnesota communities are routinely exposed to pesticide drift from nearby farm fields, according to a new study released Thursday. The chemical in question, a commonly used fungicide called chlorothalonil, is under increasing scrutiny.
by Dan Gunderson

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Following our garbage

Following our garbage

In "Garbology," Edward Humes follows trash once you throw it away. The average American will likely produce 102 tons of garbage in their lifetime and it's America's biggest export.

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MN recovers mercury offered on Craigslist

MN recovers mercury offered on Craigslist

A Minnesota man who discovered 64 pounds of mercury in his late grandfather's garage tried to sell it on Craigslist but was forestalled by state pollution control officials who feared the highly regulated toxin presented an environmental hazard.

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Q&A: Tree recovery in north Minneapolis

Q&A: Tree recovery in north Minneapolis

Minneapolis Park Board forestry director Ralph Sievert talks to MPR News about the process of replacing the trees lost last in last May's tornado on the north side of the city.
by Tom Crann

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