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Groups: Walz's clean air plan hurts Minnesota border towns
The Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce, along with about a dozen other border community groups, co-signed a May 25 letter to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz outlining their concerns over his proposed “Clean Cars” policy.
Staff at an Anoka County wildlife center are hoping three wolves that recently escaped their enclosure can be safely returned. “We’re devastated, the wolves are scared. They’re not dangerous to anybody they just want to go home,” said animal care coordinator Megan Beckel.
To prevent spread of chronic wasting disease, DNR temporarily halts movement of farmed deer
In response to what Commissioner Sarah Strommen called a concerning outbreak of chronic wasting disease in the northern part of the state, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has imposed a statewide ban on the movement of farmed white-tailed deer Tuesday and through the end of July. 
It's back to catch-release only for Mille Lacs walleye starting Tuesday
For the past several years, anglers haven't been able to keep walleye they catch on Mille Lacs during the summer. This spring, anglers have been able to keep one walleye of a certain size. But that's ending for the summer.
Buried alive in Mongolia's worst sandstorms in a decade
Even the rescue teams could not go forward during one of the fiercest of many sandstorms this spring in Mongolia. Herders have lost their animals — an estimated 1.6 million livestock — and their lives.
The week that shook Big Oil
A set of events shook the oil world this week: A tiny shareholder won a battle with Exxon, investors put pressure on Chevron and a Dutch court ordered Shell to slash emissions.