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December 9, 2011 4:00 AM

Sell or swap? DNR considers Boundary Waters land exchange

Minnesota DNR officials will unveil a plan Friday in hopes of fixing a long-standing problem involving state land inside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.

by Dan Kraker

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December 8, 2011 12:33 PM

Tests suggest Asian carp spread north of key dam

Minnesota officials say tests have detected signs of Asian carp north of the Coon Rapids dam on the Mississippi River, the last major physical barrier to their spread northward.

by Rupa Shenoy

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December 8, 2011 5:00 AM

Minnesota needs clean energy, and it needs jobs; it can have both

Our state's potential for solar power is greater than Germany's.

by Dustin Denison

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December 7, 2011 5:07 PM

Forest Service releases report on Pagami fire management

The Superior National Forest has released the first of several reports assessing its management of the Pagami Creek Fire, which burned nearly 150 square-miles in and near the Boundary Waters this past summer.

by Dan Kraker

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December 7, 2011 2:00 AM

PolyMet protest, MnDOT slams alternative Stillwater bridge pitch, Obama looks to Warroad

PolyMet environmental review will be delayed months later than predicted by Rep. Cravaack and other federal officials, reports the Duluth News Tribune.

by Michael Olson

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December 6, 2011 5:15 PM

Study says PFC levels declining in east metro

Levels of perfluorinated chemicals in residents of the east metro are declining, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.

by Stephanie Hemphill

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December 6, 2011 7:16 AM

Promises, promises: Securing US border impossible

The Republicans running for president promise to seal off the U.S.-Mexico border, but it's a promise none of them could keep.

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December 6, 2011 4:00 AM

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.

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December 2, 2011 12:08 PM

ND tribe bans hydraulic fracturing on reservation

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.