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Ash trees were cut down this week to prevent the spread of the Emerald Ash Borer in the Twin Cities.
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St. Louis River
The St. Louis river spills toward Duluth and Lake Superior. New mining opportunities in northern Minnesota may bring economic growth to the region, but they also raise environmental concerns, including polluting the river's watershed.
MPR Photo/Bob Kelleher
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Ash stumps
Ash trees were cut down this week to prevent the spread of the Emerald Ash Borer in the Twin Cities.
MPR Photo/Jess Mador
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President Barack Obama
President Barack Obama delivers his much-anticipated message to the Muslim world from the auditorium in the Cairo University campus in Cairo during a one-day visit to Egypt on June 04, 2009. Obama said that he wants "a new beginning" with the world's 1.5 billion Muslims, and called for an end to a cycle of "suspicion and discord."
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images