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Minnesota Wildfires Demand Emergency Action | Duluth News
Minnesota’s Governor Walz is calling an urgent special meeting of the Executive Council this Wednesday to address devastating wildfires burning through the northeastern part of the state—thousands of acres lost since July 7th. The council will vote to extend Executive Order 26-08, which grants emergency powers to aid impacted communities and keep peacetime emergency measures active for another 30 days past August 11th. With residents forced from homes east of Ely and parts of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness closed, the briefing at 9:30 AM will bring together public safety and DNR…
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