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Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future

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Minn. named 'Best Trails State' by national group

Minn. named 'Best Trails State' by national group

From horse trails in southwestern Minnesota to the new Gitchi-Gami bike trail along Lake Superior, Minnesota leads the nation, according to American Trails, a national advocacy group.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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In between Duluth and Superior, a wildlife haven

In between Duluth and Superior, a wildlife haven

Nestled in between Duluth and Superior in the St. Louis River estuary, 358-acre Clough Island will remain undeveloped after The Nature Conservancy of Minnesota purchased it Wednesday.

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Deal outlaws development on island between Duluth, Superior

Deal outlaws development on island between Duluth, Superior

The Nature Conservancy has acquired 358-acre Clough Island in the St. Louis River Estuary near Superior, Wis., after a developer previously sought to build condominiums and a golf course.

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Test for manganese underway

A Minnesota company called Cooperative Mineral Resources started work last week on a demonstration project to test a new way to extract manganese ore. It's happening in the tiny town of Emily, in north central Minnesota. The ground beneath the town is believed to contain a mother lode of manganese.
by Cathy Wurzer and Tom Robertson

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Minn. keeps limit on manganese in drinking water

The Minnesota Department of Health was proposing to weaken the rule, but reversed course after receiving public comments.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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New stink bug makes first appearance in Minnesota

An insect that has made a pest of itself across the eastern U.S. has turned up in Minnesota - and in a surprising location.

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U of M sends 16 students to UN climate summit

Sixteen students from the University of Minnesota will attend the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Mexico at the end of the month.

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Minnesota schools seek ways to reduce garbage

Minnesota schools seek ways to reduce garbage

About a half-million pounds of used Kleenex, juice boxes, worn out sneakers and the mystery-meat casserole judged inedible by half the third grade lands in wastebaskets, garbage cans and recycling bins in Minnesota public schools.

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As world warms, negotiators give talks another try

The last time the world warmed, 120,000 years ago, the Cancun coastline was swamped by a 7-foot rise in sea level in a few decades. A week from now at that Mexican resort, frustrated negotiators will try again to head off a new global deluge.

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Feds kill pack of 'bold' wolves in western Wis.

A federal agency has killed a pack of wolves in western Wisconsin because the animals were becoming too accustomed to humans.

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