The vice president turned environmental activist says severe storms linked to climate changes are causing wastewater plants to dump sewage in the lakes, which causes algae growth.
Prosecutors believe the shooting was a targeted act.
The 15-year-old was fatally shot on Feb. 9, 2022.
Walz's borrowing plan comes days after the release of his two-year state budget proposal.
Police found a four-month-old baby inside.
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The baby was found nearly 20 years ago.
Prosecutors have not indicated a motive.
The fire broke out Tuesday morning shortly after the dryer had been started.
The moratorium is the maximum the Department of the Interior can implement without congressional approval.
The BCA is still investigating the incident.
The building was set to be demolished before community members spoke out against it.
Hospitalizations dipped for a second week in a row.
The Minnesota weatherman says he's a staunch Republican, a conservative and a Christian -- with a message some of his Republican friends don't want to hear: "Climate change is real."
A meteorologist with the NOAA says the warmth was a "freak event" caused by warm air blowing north from the Gulf of Mexico. But some outside scientists say climate change is indeed behind weather extremes like the March heatwave and that we should expect more.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency signed off on a plan to dump more than 13 tons of taconite concentrate into Rush Lake. The lake association wants to reduce the level of phosphorus, which leads to growth of algae and invasive pondweed. It hopes the taconite experiment will do the trick. Audubon Minnesota had argued for an environmental review.
Kris McNeil, 26, and Zach Chase, 25, who both graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2010, will begin the 5,300 mile journey in Duluth, Minn., returning home Aug. 5. They will travel through two countries, eight states and about 20 major cities.
President Barack Obama has requested $350 million more for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative next year. More than 650 grants have been awarded for projects to clean polluted sites, restore wildlife habitat and fight invasive species.
Back in the day, I told people to look at the data trends – not out the window – for evidence of global warming. But that's changing. As an editorial in this month's New Scientist magazine suggests, "From killer heatwaves to destructive floods, the effects of global warming are becoming ever more obvious – and we ain't seen nothing yet."
U.S. Representative Chip Cravaack argued the $10 million National Science Foundation program duplicates other government efforts. The National Wildlife Foundation charges Cravaack with trying to keep children in the dark when it comes to climate change.
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