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New partnership helps people seeking addiction treatment find pet care

New partnership helps people seeking addiction treatment find pet care

The Bond Between, a local animal rescue organization, and the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, an addiction treatment center, partnered up to help people seeking addiction treatment find pet care.
by Ahmed Hassan

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Nuclear power push ramps up uranium mill — and tribal health concerns

Nuclear power push ramps up uranium mill — and tribal health concerns

Federal efforts to revive uranium mining in the West and decrease reliance on Russian uranium raise concerns about drinking water for tribal communities reckoning with the industry's deadly legacy.
by Melissa Bailey

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Where’s the water? Drought dries up Minnesota lake levels

Where’s the water? Drought dries up Minnesota lake levels

In north-central Minnesota, a persistent drought stretching over several years has created a “storage drought,” depleting water stored in lakes, streams and groundwater. It will take months of above-normal rainfall before they bounce back.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Naturalist Robert Macfarlane on the wonder — and warning — of birds

Naturalist Robert Macfarlane on the wonder — and warning — of birds

Birds are found on every continent on the planet. But their commonness betrays their miraculousness. In his beautiful new book, naturalist Robert Macfarlane, together with artist Jackie Morris, extols the wonder of birds, and laments their loss.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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A tribal nation reclaims reservation land through much-debated carbon credits 

A tribal nation reclaims reservation land through much-debated carbon credits 

The Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe is buying back its land by selling the carbon its forest stores. The approach is being called a model, even as some researchers question whether forest carbon credits deliver what carbon offsets promise.
by Melissa Olson

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Cyberattacks in Minnesota expose vulnerability of U.S. water systems

Cyberattacks in Minnesota expose vulnerability of U.S. water systems

Some experts say water infrastructure in Minnesota and across the nation is in danger of more attacks in the future, amid increased threats and insufficient funding.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Expert: Minnesota water systems need updating to prevent future attacks

Expert: Minnesota water systems need updating to prevent future attacks

Minnesota is believed to be one of seven states where municipal water systems were hacked. Faisal Kaleem, a cybersecurity expert with Metro State University, said many of the systems municipalities use are older, legacy programs that make them vulnerable to a cyberattack.
by Kelly Gordon and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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'It's Wyoming's toad': Inside a multi-state effort to save a humble species from extinction

'It's Wyoming's toad': Inside a multi-state effort to save a humble species from extinction

A rare species of toad native to the high plains of Wyoming went basically extinct more than 30 years ago. Como Park Zoo is part of a group of zoos across the Midwest that are raising tadpoles and toads to help keep the species on the planet.
by Alanna Elder

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