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New cookbook offers tips for sustainable seafood choices and recipes

New cookbook offers tips for sustainable seafood choices and recipes

How can we choose and prepare seafood that’s delicious and climate sustainable? “The Blue Food Cookbook: Delicious Seafood Recipes for a Sustainable Future” has some ideas.
by Paul Huttner and Ngoc Bui

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Fond du Lac Band resumes tradition of harvesting Lake Superior trout to continue culture, feed students

Fond du Lac Band resumes tradition of harvesting Lake Superior trout to continue culture, feed students

Lake trout were nearly wiped out in Lake Superior by the invasive sea lamprey. But a successful control project has helped bring the trout back from the brink. That’s allowing the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to practice their treaty rights to harvest fish from the lake with nets — something they haven't done in over 150 years.
by Dan Kraker

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Wolf population plunges around Voyageurs National Park — the result of harsh winters and fewer deer

Wolf population plunges around Voyageurs National Park — the result of harsh winters and fewer deer

The number of grey wolves around the national park in far northern Minnesota has dropped more than 30 percent in the past couple years. Researchers say it’s part of the natural ebb and flow of the iconic predator’s population.
by Dan Kraker

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Judges order the Trump administration to use contingency funds for SNAP payments during the shutdown

Judges order the Trump administration to use contingency funds for SNAP payments during the shutdown

Two federal judges have ruled that the Trump administration must continue to fund the SNAP food aid program using contingency funds during the government shutdown. The rulings Friday came a day before the payments were due to be halted. 
by The Associated Press

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Halloween fundraiser seeks to help immigrants buy food, as SNAP benefit lapse looms

Halloween fundraiser seeks to help immigrants buy food, as SNAP benefit lapse looms

A Minneapolis refugee services organization is leveraging the Halloween spirit for a “reverse trick-or-treat,” inviting community members to donate grocery store gift cards for clients who are set to lose SNAP benefits in November.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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'Uncharted territory': Ongoing shutdown threatens food aid for 42 million people

'Uncharted territory': Ongoing shutdown threatens food aid for 42 million people

SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.
by Jennifer Ludden

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In Rochester, restaurants stand in the shadow of the Mayo Clinic

In Rochester, restaurants stand in the shadow of the Mayo Clinic

Rochester’s restaurant scene has rapidly grown over the last decade or so. But even dining spots stand in the shadow of the state’s largest hospital — and their destinies are intertwined.
by Gretchen Brown

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