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Environment

Getting to Green: Minnesota’s Energy Future

Climate Cast: The latest research and solutions on our changing climate and the consequences we’re seeing here in Minnesota and worldwide

Ken Burns live at the National Press Club

Ken Burns live at the National Press Club

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns speaks live at the National Press Club about his new six-part PBS series on the national parks. More than six years in the making, the series is titled, "The National Parks: America's Best Idea."

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New site shows products' hidden impacts

New site shows products' hidden impacts

Consumers used to get most of their information about a product from the packaging. Now, the Web site GoodGuide can tell a shopper where a product was made, where its ingredients came from, even the conditions in the factory where it was produced. The site's co-founder says he wants to empower consumers to make better informed choices, and to push for more transparency in marketing.

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DNR defends killing black bear in North St. Paul

Minnesota wildlife officials are defending their decision to shoot a black bear that was spotted in a North St. Paul neighborhood.

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Cabin owners prepared to go to court over fee increase

Cabin owners prepared to go to court over fee increase

Cabin owners in the Chippewa and Superior National Forests are balking at a dramatic increase in fees for maintaining private cabins that have been historically modest.
by Tom Robertson

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Wetlands loss outpacing restoration efforts

Wetlands loss outpacing restoration efforts

Even though Minnesota is spending millions to restore wetlands as part of the state's 50-year plan to add 2 million acres of waterfowl habitat in the state, the state is still losing more than it restores.
by Dan Gunderson

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Humans bringing earth to tipping points

A new article published in the journal Nature warns humans are pushing Earth dangerously close to the brink, and it goes beyond global warming. The paper argues the rapid extinction of species and changes in ocean chemistry may also be nearing points of no return.

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NASA data: Greenland, Antarctic ice melt worsening

NASA data: Greenland, Antarctic ice melt worsening

New satellite information shows that ice sheets in Greenland and western Antarctica continue to shrink faster than scientists thought and in some places are already in runaway melt mode.

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