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Iron Range officials upset with Magnetation threat

Iron Range officials are upset with threats by Magnetation Inc. to build a $300 million iron ore pellet plant in another state to get around Minnesota's tough mercury pollution rules.

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Minnesota's aerial moose count starts

Minnesota's aerial moose count starts

Recent snowfall in northeastern Minnesota is letting researchers finally get going on their annual aerial survey of the region's struggling moose population.

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U.S. oil production

U.S. oil production

American oil production is the highest in 8 years. We'll discuss the tradeoffs needed to provide enough oil for the U.S. market while continuing to protect the environment and explore new energy sources.

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Lake Winnipeg's dead zone expanding

Lake Winnipeg's dead zone expanding

Lake Winnipeg is a major fishery in Manitoba, but it's health is declining because of nutrients like phosphorus flowing in through the Red River. The nutrients cause large algae blooms.
by Dan Gunderson

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Man charged with killing cougar

A southwest Minnesota man has been charged with illegally shooting a cougar in Jackson County in late November.
by Mark Steil

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Wis. Assembly passes contentious open-pit mining bill

Assembly Republicans scored a major victory Thursday in their push to help a Florida company dig a huge open-pit mine in Wisconsin's beloved north woods

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Minn. House panel hears testimony over wolf hunt

Minn. House panel hears testimony over wolf hunt

The Legislature is holding hearings Thursday about the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' plans for managing the wolf population.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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California poised to vote on tough new 'clean car' regs

California poised to vote on tough new 'clean car' regs

The new emissions standards, which also include big cuts in greenhouse gas pollutants, would begin with new cars sold in 2015, and get increasingly more stringent until 2025.

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