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Photos: Life under the Tungurahua volcano
Ecuador's government is urging four villages to evacuate because of increased activity in the Tungurahua volcano, which has been active since 1999.
The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa has banned a contentious oil and gas recovery technique and wants to stop a federal auction that would open drilling on the reservation.
Two nature writers share love of lakes
Jerry Dennis and Darby Nelson have written about lakes, great and small. What do we most value about lakes and what should be done to protect them?
The state Department of Natural Resources is investigating the fatal shooting of a cougar in southwest Minnesota.