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Enbridge Line 3 divides Indigenous lands, people

Enbridge Line 3 divides Indigenous lands, people

Conflict is growing among Indigenous communities along the nearly 400-mile path of Enbridge's Line 3 project. As it cuts across the Fond du Lac reservation, treaty lands of several other bands of Ojibwe and the headwaters of the Mississippi River in northern Minnesota, it has brought not just jobs but controversy and discord into the most intimate spheres of spirituality, family and community.

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New evidence shows fertile soil gone from Midwestern farms

New evidence shows fertile soil gone from Midwestern farms

One-third of the cropland in the upper Midwest has entirely lost its fertile topsoil, according to a new study. Other scientists doubt that figure, but agree that soil loss is a big problem.
by Dan Charles

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Interior nominee Haaland vows 'balance' on energy, climate

Interior nominee Haaland vows 'balance' on energy, climate

Deb Haaland, a New Mexico congresswoman named to lead the Interior Department, said she is committed to "strike the right balance" as the agency manages energy development and seeks to restore and protect the nation's sprawling federal lands.
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Wisconsin opens early wolf hunt after hunter group sued

Wisconsin opens early wolf hunt after hunter group sued

Wisconsin wildlife officials have opened a wolf season after hunting advocates sued to move the start date up from November amid fears that the Biden administration might restore protections for the animals. 
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Mediterranean oil spill harms wildlife, closes Israel's beaches

Mediterranean oil spill harms wildlife, closes Israel's beaches

A suspected oil tanker leak off the coast of Israel last week has led to Israel's biggest maritime ecological disaster in many years, with authorities closing the country's beaches and beginning a massive cleanup effort.
by Rebecca Hersher

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Access to Apostle Islands ice caves will remain closed this winter

Access to Apostle Islands ice caves will remain closed this winter

Officials at northern Wisconsin's Apostle Islands National Lakeshore say the park's famed Lake Superior ice caves will remain closed again this season because of poor ice conditions and the pandemic.
by Andrew Krueger

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Skiing to keep other people warm: Man begins trek along Minn.'s northernmost border

Skiing to keep other people warm: Man begins trek along Minn.'s northernmost border

Trekking through the bitter cold, Ty Olson said, is appropriate, because he’s skiing to keep other people warm. He’s raising money to help heat homes on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
by Dan Gunderson

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