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December 10, 2010

Smith & Wesson moving unit from NH to MA

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) – Gun maker Smith & Wesson says it plans to move one of its manufacturing divisions from Rochester, N.H., to the company’s headquarters in Springfield, Mass. The Thompson/Center Arms unit makes hunting rifles. Smith & Wesson acquired the firm in 2006. Smith & Wesson said the relocation would increase operational efficiency. A

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Feds propose protecting 2 million acres of native prairie

By MATT VOLZ Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) – The federal government is proposing to spend roughly $588 million over the next two or three decades to prevent 2 million acres of prime migratory bird habitat across the Dakotas and part of Montana from turning into farmland. The Dakota Grassland Conservation Area would be the

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WI DNR wants input on Rock River pollution plan

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – State environmental officials want to know how they should reduce phosphorus pollution in the Rock River basin. The Department of Natural Resources adopted sweeping rules this summer to limit phosphorus in state waters. Portions of the rules affecting wastewater plants went into effect this month. More provisions addressing agricultural run-off take

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No Bovine TB detected; no sharpshooting, late season planned

None of the 1,618 deer that hunters harvested in and near northwestern Minnesota’s bovine tuberculosis (TB) management zone displayed obvious signs of the disease, likely eliminating the need for additional hunting seasons this winter and late winter sharpshooting, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). “Because adequate samples have been obtained, there will

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