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Scientists favor dividing Great Lakes, Mississippi to halt Asian carp

Scientists favor dividing Great Lakes, Mississippi to halt Asian carp

Separating the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River systems is the only way to prevent invasive species such as Asian carp from migrating between them and doing serious ecological and economic harm, a team of scientists said Thursday.
by John Flesher, Associated Press

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This year's big ideas

This year's big ideas

Twelve speakers from this year's Aspen Ideas Festival present their "big idea" on the first night of the festival.

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Sediment clouding the river: Getting to conversations about why

Sediment clouding the river: Getting to conversations about why

A seminar in Mankato sought to explore issues related to sediment in the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers from the perspective of the farming community.
by Jennifer Vogel

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Standing up for water in the state's budget debate

Standing up for water in the state's budget debate

If we let short-term financial considerations compromise our water quality, we'll be giving ourselves a long-term problem.
by Deborah Swackhamer

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Study details significant rise in sea level

Study details significant rise in sea level

Sea level has been rising significantly over the past century of global warming, according to a study that offers the most detailed look yet at the changes in ocean levels during the last 2,100 years.

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Creating a balance between technology and nature

Creating a balance between technology and nature

Author and journalist Richard Louv speaks at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum about his new book, "The Nature Principle." Louv started a movement to help children reconnect with nature and coined the term "nature deficit-disorder" in his best-selling book, "Last Child in the Woods."

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Boy Scouts to improve trail system in NE Minn.

The U.S. Forest Service and the Boy Scouts are teaming up to build new trails and improve existing trails in the Superior National Forest in northeastern Minnesota.

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High court blocks states' climate change lawsuit

High court blocks states' climate change lawsuit

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled out a federal lawsuit Monday by states and conservation groups trying to force cuts in greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. The court said that the authority to seek reductions in emissions rests with the Environmental Protection Agency, not the courts.

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