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Reservations open today for state parks

Reservations open today for state parks

The online reservations system for Minnesota state parks reopens Tuesday morning, nearly a month after closing for the state government shutdown.
by Jessica Mador

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US court rejects challenge to EPA ballast permit

US court rejects challenge to EPA ballast permit

A federal court has rejected a shipping industry challenge to a government permitting system designed to prevent the spread of invasive species that have disrupted ecosystems and cost billions in the Great Lakes and elsewhere.

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More Asian carp DNA found near Lake Michigan

More Asian carp DNA found near Lake Michigan

Scientists have turned up more genetic evidence of Asian carp above an electric barrier designed to keep them from invading the Great Lakes.

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Blue Heron chicks released into wild

Blue Heron chicks released into wild

Almost two months after being rescued, a group of Great Blue Heron chicks displaced by the north Minneapolis tornado was released back to the wild near Coon Rapids on July 18, 2011.
by Nikki Tundel

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U report proposes new approach to farm pollution

U report proposes new approach to farm pollution

The Water Sustainability Framework, written by the U’s Deborah Swackhamer, recommends establishing agricultural management areas, whereby farmers in each of the state’s watersheds would be tasked as a group with reducing pollution.
by Jennifer Vogel

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