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Rare Mexican wolf moved from Minn. to ND
A rare Mexican wolf is going to a new home at a North Dakota zoo after other wolves attacked and nearly killed her at a Minnesota wildlife center.
Obama announces expansion of offshore drilling
President Barack Obama says he's expanding offshore oil drilling along the Atlantic coast, arguing that America must break its dependency on foreign oil and rely more on "homegrown fuels and clean energy." The move reverses long-standing government policy.
Newsmaker: Obama to allow offshore drilling
In a move to win Republican suport for climate change policy, President Obama announced today that he will reverse the moratorium on offshore oil drilling, starting with a site 50 miles off Virginia's coastline. A leading environmental policy analyst joins us to weigh in on the announcement.
Tractor could tap brush for renewable energy
Supporters of the BioBaler, above, hope to prove that hundreds of thousands of acres of brushland across northern and central Minnesota might become a renewable source of carbon-neutral energy while creating better wildlife habitat.
Millions of people worldwide were switching off lights and appliances for an hour from 8:30 p.m. in a gesture to highlight environmental concerns and to call for a binding pact to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Population of bees declining sharply
It was not a good winter for honey bees. Scientists have noted a sharp drop in the number of honey bees in the Unites States for the last four years.