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Wildlife researcher responds to cormorant complaints

A response to a previous discussion on problems caused by cormorants comes from Linda Wires, a Research Fellow at the University of Minnesota's Dept. Of Fisheries, Wildlife & Conservation Biology.
by Tom Crann

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Moorhead hopes new solar power project will grow

Moorhead officials will start up a pilot project Thursday to generate electricity from the sun.
by Dan Gunderson

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Farmer charged with destroying pelican nests, chicks

Farmer charged with destroying pelican nests, chicks

A farmer in southwestern Minnesota faces charges that he destroyed more than 1,000 federally protected pelican nests last spring, on land he rents near the town of Minnesota Lake.
by Mark Steil

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Around MN: Great Lakes collapse, unsustainable cities, Rochester button primary

A group of scientists warned in 2005 that Great Lakes ecosystems were on the verge of collapse because of a dangerous set of problems, including species invasions and degraded water quality. The wildlife federation report said the scientists' predictions are coming true.
by Michael Olson

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Proposed Ely mine hires firms to prep project for review

A controversial proposed copper and nickel mine project south of Ely has hired two huge engineering firms to help prepare the project for formal environmental and regulatory review.
by Dan Kraker

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Waconia mayor on cormorant management legislation

Waconia mayor on cormorant management legislation

In a rare display of bi-partisanship, members from both sides of the aisle in Congress have joined forces against a common enemy: cormorants.
by Tom Crann

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Funding continues program for wolf management

A federal program to remove or kill problem wolves in Minnesota will continue to be funded.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Report says mussels, nutrients damage Great Lakes

A report says a one-two punch of excessive nutrients and foreign mussels is causing a sharp drop-off in Great Lakes fish populations and the worst toxic algae blooms in decades.
by John Flesher, Associated Press

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Fresh aircraft dispatched to fight Boundary Waters fire

Fresh aircraft dispatched to fight Boundary Waters fire

Two water-scooping aircraft from Arizona on Tuesday will join the crews fighting the Pagami Creek Fire burning in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, as dry winds are expected over the area in coming days.
by Madeleine Baran

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The rebranding of high fructose syrup

The rebranding of high fructose syrup

After years of consumer campaigns against high fructose corn syrup, the Corn Refiners Association has decided to change the name of this controversial sweetener to Corn Sugar. Now the sugar industry is taking them to court. We get an update on the law suit and talk about the ethics of rebranding.

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