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• Dreaded carp near Lake Michigan
  Asian carp are close to Lake Michigan, raising 'code-red' alarms to keep the fish out of the Great Lakes.
  Nov 21, 2009
• S.D. dairy producer cited for pollution violations
  South Dakota environmental officials have cited the operation for allowing manure ponds at two dairies near Minnesota to fill up.
  Nov 18, 2009
• New fears of 3M chemicals
  Three new studies show a link between Scotchgard-type chemicals in ground water and high cholesterol in human blood. 3M says its studies have shown no such a link.
  Nov 14, 2009
• Plan for coal-fired plant in South Dakota shelved
  The Big Stone II project has been at the center of an environmental debate since it was announced in 2004.
  Nov 2, 2009
• Proposal to tap aquifer raises concern
  Rules that protect the 900-foot-deep Mount Simon-Hinckley aquifer in the metro don't apply to Chisago County, where LS Power wants to build a $300 million to $500 million power plant.
  Nov 2, 2009
• Trouble in nature's laboratory
  The world's longest study of a predator-prey relationship has brought disturbing news. Should man intervene when nature makes it a struggle to survive?
  Oct 30, 2009
• Iron Range copper mine project inches ahead
  Environmentalists worry about water pollution from a proposed Iron Range copper mine, but a plant official says the method is safe.
  Oct 29, 2009
• Yard waste bags are going green
  Black plastic yard bags are on their way out. State law will require compostable bags for most of the metro area.
  Oct 20, 2009
• Feds: $320M to clean up Mississippi
  The federal effort involving Minnesota and 11 other states is aimed at shrinking Gulf of Mexico's "dead zone"
  Sep 25, 2009
• Earth is reaching its breaking point, U scientists warn
  U scientists join others in warning that people may have the planet near environmental breaking point.
  Sep 23, 2009

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