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Wis. foundation streams crane chick video

The International Crane Foundation in Baraboo is giving the world a chance to watch newly hatched whooping cranes grow.

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Tours resume at Soudan mine after fire

The tours were suspended last season after a March 2011 fire in the mine shaft damaged wood timbers.

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Bill Ritter on states leading the way to clean energy

Bill Ritter on states leading the way to clean energy

Former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter is in town this week to talk about energy policy with Gov. Mark Dayton's administration. While there has been little consensus on energy policy at the federal level, Ritter believes states can lead the way to clean, renewable sources of energy.

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Minn. DNR releases wolf hunting, trapping plans

Minn. DNR releases wolf hunting, trapping plans

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is releasing details about its plans for the state's first regulated wolf hunting and trapping season in decades.
by Matt Sepic

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Ely mayor reflects on wildfire reponse

Ely mayor reflects on wildfire reponse

As Highway 1 near Ely reopens, Mayor Roger Skraba tells Morning Edition the city's emergency plan went "good to pretty good."

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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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