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Greta Thunberg sets sail for home — and the U.N. climate conference

Greta Thunberg sets sail for home — and the U.N. climate conference

When the next round of climate talks was suddenly moved to Europe, the young activist needed to hitch a ride back across the Atlantic. And she had a message for the U.S. as she waved farewell.
by Laurel Wamsley

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Tribe to argue against expansion of Dakota Access pipeline

Tribe to argue against expansion of Dakota Access pipeline

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe members have long maintained that a leak in the Dakota Access oil pipeline would threaten their Missouri River water supply, and on Wednesday they will argue that a new proposal to double the line's capacity magnifies the probability of a disastrous oil spill.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota asked me to gather deer spleens for science. It wasn’t easy

Minnesota asked me to gather deer spleens for science. It wasn’t easy

When the DNR asked hunters this season to send in deer spleens to be tested for neonicotinoid pesticides, MPR’s Bemidji correspondent, an avid hunter, volunteered. But it turns out ID’ing a deer spleen in the woods isn’t so simple — even in the YouTube era.
by John Enger

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Middle school introduces students to climate and energy science with hands-on project

Middle school introduces students to climate and energy science with hands-on project

When you teach kids about climate change, experts say, you're supposed to tell them the truth, but you're also supposed to talk to them about possible solutions. One middle school in St. Louis Park is doing that in a very hands-on way.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Keystone pipeline restarts 2 weeks after North Dakota leak

Keystone pipeline restarts 2 weeks after North Dakota leak

Canadian crude oil is once again moving through a pipeline nearly two weeks after the line leaked an estimated 383,000 gallons of oil in North Dakota.
by The Associated Press

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Studying the ripple effects of shrinking Arctic sea ice

Studying the ripple effects of shrinking Arctic sea ice

Scientists have frozen their ship alongside an ice floe to study the causes and consequences of diminishing Arctic ice, in the hopes of improving how the region is represented in climate models.
by Ravenna Koenig

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The Camp Fire destroyed 11,000 homes. A year later, only 11 have been rebuilt

The Camp Fire destroyed 11,000 homes. A year later, only 11 have been rebuilt

A year after the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history devastated Paradise, the state grapples with tough questions about how to rebuild in the era of worsening wildfires.
by Kirk Siegler

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