Climate change, logging collide — and a forest shrinks

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CUSTER CITY, S.D. — Looking down a hillside dotted with large stumps and nearly devoid of trees, a pair of retired U.S. Forest Service...

Most states have cut back public health powers amid pandemic

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Republican legislators in more than half of U.S. states, spurred on by voters angry about lockdowns and mask mandates, are taking away the powers...

Feds, North Dakota to negotiate pipeline policing costs

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BISMARCK, N.D. — Federal and state lawyers will meet in North Dakota next week to negotiate a settlement for money that the state claims...

Oil boom remakes N. Dakota county with fastest growth in US

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WATFORD CITY, N.D. — First came the roughnecks and other oil field workers, almost all men. ...

Bureau of Indian Education issues vaccine mandate

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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The federal agency that oversees schools that educate some Native Americans in nearly two dozen states issued an employee vaccine mandate...

Minnesota court deals yet another setback to pipeline foes

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MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday affirmed a decision by state pollution regulators to issue a water quality certification for Enbridge...

As Sturgis rally clears, COVID cases, hospitalizations rise

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Rumbles from the motorcycles and rock shows of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally have hardly cleared from the Black Hills of...

12-state human trafficking operation nets rescues 47 victims

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Authorities made 102 arrests and rescued 47 victims as part of a 12-state effort to combat human trafficking, Missouri's top...

Line 3 opponents descend on Minnesota Capitol to seek a stop

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Protesters descended upon the Minnesota State Capitol on Wednesday to rally against Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 oil pipeline as the...

Minnesota asks federal court to block Line 3 tribal lawsuit

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MINNEAPOLIS — The state of Minnesota has gone to federal court to block a lawsuit over Enbridge Energy's Line 3 oil pipeline project from...