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Hundreds of sheep helping keep prairie plants in check at Xcel’s Sherco solar project

Hundreds of sheep helping keep prairie plants in check at Xcel’s Sherco solar project

Xcel Energy is managing vegetation at its Sherco Solar project by using sheep to graze beneath the solar panels. It’s an example of agrivoltaics, a growing practice of pairing renewable energy with agriculture that provides mutual benefits. 
by Kirsti Marohn

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A group of Minnesota teens are taking climate change into their own hands

A group of Minnesota teens are taking climate change into their own hands

The Green Crew has engaged more than one thousand youth in the Twin Cities for dozens of conservation projects. They are making plans to expand in greater Minnesota.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Helping turtles cross the road? There’s an app for that, thanks to these Minnesota sisters

Helping turtles cross the road? There’s an app for that, thanks to these Minnesota sisters

Turtle populations as a whole are declining, and roadway mortality is a significant factor, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Their natal homing instinct takes them across roadways and into the path of cars.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Penguins in Antarctica could actually be helping cool the climate… with their poop

Penguins in Antarctica could actually be helping cool the climate… with their poop

In places like Antarctica, small things can make a difference. Scientists are finding that penguin waste is helping form clouds, which could be offsetting the effects of climate change.
by Lauren Sommer

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After 529 days alone in the Australian bush, Valerie the mini dachshund is home

After 529 days alone in the Australian bush, Valerie the mini dachshund is home

Valerie ran off while she was on a camping trip with her owners back in 2023 on a remote island in Australia. They had lost hope until locals spotted her more than a year later, surviving in the wild.
by Kat Lonsdorf

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She left a career in government auditing to advocate for farmers like her parents

She left a career in government auditing to advocate for farmers like her parents

Friendly Vang-Johnson’s parents were some of the first Hmong refugees to farm in Minnesota. She wasn’t planning to follow in her parents’ footsteps, but that changed when she started a delivery program that eventually became Friendly Hmong Farms, a wider effort to support farmers in Washington and Minnesota.
by Alanna Elder

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