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Minn. updating rules to fight BWCA, Voyageurs haze

Minn. updating rules to fight BWCA, Voyageurs haze

State regulators are preparing to add some enforcement teeth to rules meant to cut the haze that sometimes clouds the views in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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Sierra Club official responds to wind turbine guidelines

Sierra Club official responds to wind turbine guidelines

An official with the Sierra club responded to the new voluntary guidelines to protect birds at wind power sites.
by Mark Steil

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New wind power guidelines are for the birds

New wind power guidelines are for the birds

The Obama administration offered new guidance today on where wind farms should be located to reduce the number of bird deaths while promoting increased use of wind power.

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Trappers look forward to fall timber wolf season

Trappers look forward to fall timber wolf season

Some traditional Ojibwe Indians in Minnesota are unhappy with proposals to create a wolf hunting season this fall. But others have a very different perspective. We meet two northern Minnesota trappers who are looking forward to the challenge of pursuing wolves.
by Tom Robertson

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Clintonville still not sure why 'booming' sounds are happening

Cathy Wurzer talks with Clintonville, Wi.city administrator Lisa Kuss about the underground rumbling sounds heard in the area this week.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Moose collared for study in Voyageurs park

Wildlife officials at Voyageurs National Park have captured and collared six moose to study the impact of climate change on the animals.
by Tom Robertson

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Minn. lake associations sue over zebra mussels

Three lake associations in Carver County have filed a lawsuit against the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources commissioner over the spread of zebra mussels.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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MPR's Tom Robertson checks in from Bemidji

Cathy Wurzer talks with MPR reporter Tom Robertson about the latest news out of northern Minnesota.
by Cathy Wurzer and Tom Robertson

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High fire danger for more than half of Wisconsin

The Department of Natural Resources has issued a high fire danger alert for most of the central and eastern half of the state.

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Officials will consider fate of Isle Royale wolves

Officials will consider fate of Isle Royale wolves

Officials at Isle Royale National Park are deciding how best to address a sharply declining wolf population.
by Dan Kraker

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