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Going 'zero carbon' is all the rage. But will it slow climate change?

Going 'zero carbon' is all the rage. But will it slow climate change?

Cities, states, businesses and electric utilities are setting ambitious goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions. But it's not clear exactly how they'll do that or whether it will actually work.
by Nathan Rott

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Two scientists on impact of climate change in Minnesota

Two scientists on impact of climate change in Minnesota

Scientists Lee Frelich and Gayle Schueller discuss the impact of climate change, particularly in Minnesota.
by MPR News Staff

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Replacing plastic: Can bacteria help us break the habit?

Replacing plastic: Can bacteria help us break the habit?

Entrepreneurs are eager to find substitutes for plastic that naturally degrade. One option is a "natural" plastic made by microbes and then eaten by them. But the process is still in the early days.
by Christopher Joyce

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Fee on water bills to increase next year

Fee on water bills to increase next year

It's part of an effort to address the rising costs of providing safe drinking water. The fee increase from $6.36 to $9.72 per connection takes effect on Jan. 1.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Washington state waterfront owners asked to take dead whales

Washington state waterfront owners asked to take dead whales

So many gray whale carcasses have washed up this year along the Pacific coast that a federal fisheries agency says it has run out of places to take them.
by Associated Press

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NOAA: 279 dolphins dead on Gulf Coast, triple usual number

NOAA: 279 dolphins dead on Gulf Coast, triple usual number

At least 279 dolphins have stranded across much of the U.S. Gulf Coast since Feb. 1, triple the usual number, and about 98 percent of them have died, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Friday.
by Associated Press

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June bring two frosts to northern Minnesota

After seeing widespread frosts across northern Minnesota on June 2 with many morning low temperatures in the 20s, June 13 brought frosts again with widespread temperatures in the 30s.
by Phil Picardi

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Daily Digest: Police firings in St. Paul

A roundup of some Minnesota political stories in the news.
by Mike Mulcahy

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Newly released documents detail EPA's concerns over PolyMet

Newly released documents detail EPA's concerns over PolyMet

Staff scientists at the EPA had serious concerns last year that the PolyMet copper-nickel mine might not be able to meet state and federal water quality standards under the Clean Water Act, according to documents released Thursday.
by Dan Kraker

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