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Retailers get into the act of recycling electronics

Retailers get into the act of recycling electronics

Retailers are increasingly helping customers recycle everything from cell phones and printer cartridges to computers and TVs. That's made retailers important players in the effort to control electronic waste in Minnesota.
by Martin Moylan

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Federal government clears path for Prairie Island extension

Federal government clears path for Prairie Island extension

The federal government says there are no environmental concerns that would prevent extending the life of the Prairie Island nuclear power plant.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Minn. fishing license sales down 30 percent from 2010

Sales of Minnesota fishing licenses before this year's opener were down nearly 30 percent compared with the same time last year.

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Residents demand relief against rising waters of Devils Lake in N.D.

Residents demand relief against rising waters of Devils Lake in N.D.

Devils Lake in North Dakota is forcing hundreds of farmers off the land. About 1,000 residents who live around the lake rallied this week to demand relief from the flooding lake.
by Dan Gunderson

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Native groups sue over polar bear critical habitat

Native groups sue over polar bear critical habitat

Alaska Native groups worried about losing tax revenues and royalties from oil development filed a lawsuit Friday challenging the federal government's designation of critical habitat for threatened polar bears on the state's oil-rich North Slope.

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Who's to blame for sediment choking Lake Pepin?

Who's to blame for sediment choking Lake Pepin?

A new MPCA report essentially blames farmers for the sediment that is choking Lake Pepin, a wide part of the Mississippi River. But some farmers and researchers say more precipitation is to blame.
by Mark Steil

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Pollution at Arden Hills stadium site needs cleanup

Pollution at Arden Hills stadium site needs cleanup

The 430-acre parcel of land in Arden Hills, where the Vikings want to build a new football stadium, is also part of the state's largest Superfund site.
by Phil Picardi and Madeleine Baran

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