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Report: Minnesota’s greenhouse gas emissions dropped, but work still needed
Transportation remains Minnesota’s biggest source of greenhouse gases, followed by agriculture. Emissions from electricity generation continued to fall as utilities shuttered coal plants and relied more on wind and solar energy.
North Dakota landowners at odds in carbon pipeline plans
The proposed $4.5 billion carbon pipeline project would capture carbon dioxide emissions across neighboring states and deposit the emissions deep underground in North Dakota.
A curious Colorado bear strikes a pose for 400 selfies on a wildlife camera
Photoshoots are an unintended — but amusing — use of the cameras. The Open Space and Mountain Parks department in Boulder, Colo., set up nine of them to learn about and protect local wildlife.
Minnesota House passes bill requiring carbon-free electricity by 2040
The Minnesota House of Representatives passed a landmark bill Thursday night requiring the state’s electric utilities to get all of their electricity from carbon-free sources by 2040.
Feds slap 20-year mining ban on land near Boundary Waters
The U.S. Department of the Interior issued a 20-year ban Thursday on new mining projects on 225,000 acres of federal land near the Boundary Waters, dealing a huge blow to the proposed Twin Metals mine near Ely, Minn.