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Minnesota breweries are finding ways to 'climate-proof' their beer

Minnesota breweries are finding ways to 'climate-proof' their beer

Minnesota craft breweries are facing growing challenges from climate change as extreme weather makes key brewing grains harder to grow. In response, brewers and farmers are experimenting with resilient alternatives.
by Ben Revier

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Air quality alert issued for Twin Cities for Friday afternoon, evening

Air quality alert issued for Twin Cities for Friday afternoon, evening

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for the Twin Cities metro area from noon to 9 p.m. Friday. Air quality may reach the orange category — meaning unhealthy for sensitive groups.
by Andrew Krueger and Feven Gerezgiher

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Data centers roil local politics, spark Hermantown residents to reshape government

Data centers roil local politics, spark Hermantown residents to reshape government

A plan for a massive data center is roiling local politics in Hermantown. Some residents of the town near Duluth have been fighting the proposed facility for months — and their outrage has some leading an effort to reshape how their local government operates.
by Catharine Richert

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Black bears move farther south and west in Minnesota; expert says don't fear

Black bears move farther south and west in Minnesota; expert says don't fear

Andrew Tri, bear project leader at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, told MPR News their range has been stretching south and west since the ‘60s and ‘70s, but “markedly so over the last 20 years.”
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Environmental cleanup of St. Louis River nears completion

Environmental cleanup of St. Louis River nears completion

The St. Louis River where it flows into Lake Superior was heavily polluted for decades by a legacy of historic industrial pollution. Now Minnesota is on the cusp of completing the river’s environmental transformation.
by Dan Kraker

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Judge halts construction of Pine Island’s hyperscale data center

Judge halts construction of Pine Island’s hyperscale data center

The Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy sued developer Ryan Cos. and the city of Pine Island, arguing that the environmental review of the data center known as “Project Skyway” was inadequate. A judge agree to temporarily halt construction until the case is decided.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Minnesota lawmakers agree to study possibility of building new nuclear plants

Minnesota lawmakers agree to study possibility of building new nuclear plants

Supporters hope it's the first step toward lifting the state's 32-year-old moratorium on new nuclear plants in the state. They say Minnesota needs nuclear energy to help meet its goal of carbon-free electricity.
by Kirsti Marohn

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