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USDA funds research on crops and climate change
The federal government is investing $60 million in three major studies on the effects of climate change on crops and forests to help ensure farmers and foresters can continue producing food and timber while trying to limit the impact of a changing environment.
Facing mounting pressure from Congress, wildlife advocates and the U.S. Department of Interior on Friday reached an agreement to lift gray wolf protections in Montana and Idaho and allow hunting of the predators to resume.
How bad is the nuclear crisis in Japan?
The United States has authorized the evacuation of U.S. citizens from Japan in light of the nuclear crisis there. What dangers does the situtation there pose?
A House committee voted along party lines Wednesday night to change the law that says Environmental Trust Fund money, which is made up of lottery proceeds, should be used to supplement, not supplant, traditional funding.
Temperatures in much of Minnesota have a shot at 50 degrees today, Thursday and again over the weekend and into early next week. And much like the rest of the state, residents in southeastern Minnesota are preparing for the string of warmer days, rapid snow melt and potential flooding.