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Bald eagles believed to have been poisoned near Inver Grove Heights landfill
The University of Minnesota Raptor Center is caring for 10 sick eagles in critical condition.
East Metro
Minnesota tries new technologies to remove 'forever chemicals' from water
In efforts to address long-running PFAS contamination in the east metro, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is trying to suck the chemicals out of groundwater.
Local
After coexisting for millennia, beetles now eating away Minnesota's tamarack trees
Tamaracks were once the most common trees across Minnesota, but climate change has made them vulnerable to the eastern larch beetle's voracious appetite.
Business
Minnesota awards nearly $100M in grants to extend broadband in state
The funding is expected to extend high-speed internet connections to more than 33,000 Minnesota homes and businesses in 48 counties.
Nation
Lasik patients should be warned of complications, FDA draft says
Draft recommendations by the FDA described dry eyes, visual disturbances and other side effects. Surgeons said the benefits were being ignored.
Local
Mass extinctions are happening. Can they be stopped?
Three years after a U.N. report found that more than 1 million species are at risk of extinction, scientists conservationists and government representatives will gather this week in Montreal to decide on a plan to stop a stunning loss of plant and animal life around the globe.
Nation
Surging Twitter antisemitism unites fringe, encourages violence, officials say
Officials are predicting that Twitter will contribute to more violence in the months ahead, citing the proliferation of extreme content.
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FBI director raises security concerns about TikTok
Christopher Wray said China has the ability to control the popular video-sharing app's recommendation algorithm.
Local
Native-run solar firm aims to lower heating emissions and costs
Indigenous people in Minnesota feel the heating and energy bill pinch disproportionately.
Agriculture
EPA proposes more biofuel blending in nation's gasoline
Minnesota's farm groups cheered the proposed rule that would set volumes for how much biofuel must be mixed with petroleum until 2025.
Local
These Minnesota cities are winning the fight against light pollution
Much of the progress with "dark sky" initiatives has come from rethinking public buildings.
Local
Minnesota's northern long-eared bats added to endangered species list
Two other hibernating bat species are likely not far behind.
Local
A wild turkey home invasion and other strange encounters: Readers tell their own stories
Readers responded to the Star Tribune's account of the recovery of the once threatened species.
Rochester
Rochester plan to grow urban forest hits budget tangles
Proposed 40-year plan would add 84,000 trees to southern Minnesota city, but local council members say the price tag could nip the idea in the bud.
Business
State unveils program for businesses to use robots to address workforce shortages
The $12.5 million automation loan program is the fifth announced so far as part of $97 million small business initiative.
Local
Family's unplowed prairie to become one of state's newest refuges
Scientific and Natural Areas are a key tool in the state's fight to save species from extinction.
East Metro
Minn. wildlife hospital, one of world's busiest, plans expansion
The Wildlife Rehabilitation Center has purchased 22 acres in Grant, Minn., for a new $14 million campus.
Business
Compute North — flying high just months ago — now part of crypto bankruptcy wave
The Eden Prairie-based company is trying to reorganize in Chapter 11, but it has already lost control of key crypto centers.
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NASA's Orion enters far-flung orbit around moon
The capsule and its three test dummies entered lunar orbit Friday, more than a week after launching on the test flight. It will remain in this broad but stable orbit for nearly a week, before heading home. Read more about the mission here.
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