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Native groups sue over polar bear critical habitat
Alaska Native groups worried about losing tax revenues and royalties from oil development filed a lawsuit Friday challenging the federal government's designation of critical habitat for threatened polar bears on the state's oil-rich North Slope.
Who's to blame for sediment choking Lake Pepin?
A new MPCA report essentially blames farmers for the sediment that is choking Lake Pepin, a wide part of the Mississippi River. But some farmers and researchers say more precipitation is to blame.
Sediment from farm runoff poses a threat to Lake Pepin
The upper third of the scenic lake in the Mississippi could be filled in over the next 100 years. An MPCA draft report cites farm runoff as a major cause, but state officials have little leverage to compel changes that could save the lake.
The fight to protect the 'blue heart' of the planet
Oceanographer Sylvia Earle has devoted her life to the exploration and protection of the world's oceans. She joins Midmorning to discuss the marine areas that need urgent attention.