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Asian carp FAQ

Asian carp FAQ

Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about Asian carp, an invasive species of fish that is traveling north on the Mississippi River and threatening to enter the Great Lakes.
by Stephanie Hemphill and Madeleine Baran

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Is Minnesota ready to fight Asian carp invasion?

Is Minnesota ready to fight Asian carp invasion?

We may learn today whether Asian carp have moved farther up in the Mississippi and St. Croix Rivers. The Minnesota DNR is expected to release results of studies about the carp's advance later today.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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DuPont to yank herbicide blamed for killing trees

DuPont to yank herbicide blamed for killing trees

The DuPont Co. is halting sales of a new herbicide called Imprelis that has been blamed in several lawsuits for damaging trees in several parts of the country, including the Midwest.

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Minn. DNR launches zebra mussel decontamination program

Minn. DNR launches zebra mussel decontamination program

New high-pressure washers will be stationed at public access points at a few Minnesota lakes this weekend as part of a ramped-up effort to prevent the spread of Zebra mussels and other invasive species.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Duluth collaborates to improve water quality

Duluth collaborates to improve water quality

Duluth is working with an array of partners to slow and improve the quality of the the city’s storm water runoff.
by Jennifer Vogel

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Sharks need saving from another predator: humans

Sharks need saving from another predator: humans

Even having lost a foot to a shark, he sees the potential disappearance of these animals as a disaster.
by Yann Perras

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Feds find no Asian carp in 4-day hunt near Chicago

Authorities hunting for Asian carp in waterways near Chicago say they didn't find any during four days of intensive monitoring.

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Shorter AT&T cell tower OK'd to be built near BWCA

Shorter AT&T cell tower OK'd to be built near BWCA

A judge ruled Wednesday that AT&T can build a cell phone tower near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The approved tower, at 200 feet, is shorter than the 450-foot tower the company was initially seeking.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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MPCA reports success so far in streamlining permits

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says it's making a lot of internal changes to meet efficiency goals set by legislators and Gov. Dayton last spring.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Feds to step up hunt for Asian carp near Chicago

Feds to step up hunt for Asian carp near Chicago

Federal officials have announced that they will begin intensive monitoring of waterways near Lake Michigan next week after genetic material from the invasive Asian carp showed up in a third consecutive round of testing.

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