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Minn. committee blocks move to abolish energy goal

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A Republican candidate for governor's push to undo a renewable energy standard for Minnesota utilities has ended in defeat.

March 18, 2010

Jamestown survey to gauge interest in recycling

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) — Residents of Jamestown will be surveyed to gauge their interest in recycling, and in curbside pickup of recyclables — a service for which they likely would have to pay.

March 16, 2010

ND power line includes $500K for bird diverters

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Developers of a new power line in western North Dakota are spending $500,000 to make sure whooping cranes don't run into it.

March 15, 2010

Dickinson landfill off limits to tires

DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — Dickinson officials have decided to stop burying scrap tires in the city landfill, to save space and prevent problems.

March 12, 2010

Grants awarded for school garden projects

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Fourteen North Dakota schools and school-related programs are getting money for garden projects.

March 12, 2010

Research center expaning at UND

Grand Forks, ND (WDAY TV) - The Energy and Environmental Research Center at UND might expand to make room for more workers.

By WDAY Staff Reports , March 06, 2010

Interior: Grouse listing warranted but precluded

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Interior Department announced Friday that it won't list sage grouse as endangered or threatened but will classify the bird among species that are candidates for federal protection.

By MEAD GRUVER , March 05, 2010

Gas leaks from Jamestown gas station

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) - Officials say nearly 2,000 gallons of gasoline leaked from underground piping at a Jamestown gas station last month.

March 05, 2010

Lake draw-downs might weaken ice

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) — The state Game and Fish Department says there are no worries about fish kill when several reservoirs in southeastern North Dakota are drawn down, but anglers should beware of weakened ice.

March 05, 2010

Judge denies appeal for ND man in wetlands case

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge has denied an appeal from a northeastern North Dakota man who was fined $10,000 for draining wetlands on his property.

March 04, 2010

Feral swine worries increase in ND

DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — Wildlife officials are working to keep feral swine from becoming established in North Dakota.

February 28, 2010

ND has 2 new champion trees

BOTTINEAU, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota has two new champion trees.

February 27, 2010

Endangered Mexican wolf recaptured in New Brighton

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Wolf captured

NEW BRIGHTON, Minn. (AP) - An endangered Mexican gray wolf that's been on the run for several days has been returned to a wildlife center in Forest Lake.

February 18, 2010

8 collared moose recaptured in NE Minn.

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) - Some moose that had been recently collared had to be recaptured on the Grand Portage Indian Reservation in northeastern Minnesota because their satellite collars had malfunctioned.

February 16, 2010

ND man in wetlands case hasn't paid fines

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say a northeast North Dakota landowner convicted in 2008 of improperly draining wetlands has violated his probation by not paying $11,500 in fines and restoration costs.

February 12, 2010