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Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future

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As weeds outsmart the latest weedkillers, farmers are running out of options

As weeds outsmart the latest weedkillers, farmers are running out of options

In the long-running war between farmers and weeds, it's advantage, weeds. Scientists in Kansas have found examples of the dreaded pigweed that are immune to the newest weed-killing technologies.
by Dan Charles

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Youth, lawmakers call for Minnesota Green New Deal

Youth, lawmakers call for Minnesota Green New Deal

The Minnesota House saw introduction of a state-level Green New Deal bill Thursday, the first of its kind since the sweeping set of climate and economic proposals gained national prominence.
by Cody Nelson

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Downtown St. Paul utility cutting off coal

District Energy stopped burning coal as part of its power generation portfolio on March 31, making the St. Paul utility the latest to leave coal behind on the road to reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
by Paul Huttner

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April snow, in climatological context

April snow, in climatological context

In this hour-long edition of Climate Cast, we talk snow, business, and Minnesota's lakes and rivers.
by Paul Huttner

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How to prepare your garden for the coming 'snowpocalypse'

How to prepare your garden for the coming 'snowpocalypse'

University of Minnesota gardening expert said laziness and patience will pay off for those Minnesota gardeners who haven't pruned or uncovered their plants ahead of this week's blizzard.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Are plastic bag bans garbage?

Are plastic bag bans garbage?

The national movement to get rid of plastic bags is gaining steam -- with more than 240 cities and counties passing laws that ban or tax them since 2007. But one economist who studied bag regulations in California found it was a classic tale of unintended consequences.
by Greg Rosalsky

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Walz administration renews challenge to Line 3 oil pipeline

Gov. Tim Walz says his administration has renewed its challenge to a regulatory panel's approval of Enbridge Energy's plan to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota.
by Associated Press

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Could springtime flooding lead to spread of invasive carp?

Could springtime flooding lead to spread of invasive carp?

This spring's widespread flooding across the Midwest has brought destruction and economic hardship in Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri. Minnesota, still in the midst of the spring flooding season, has seen rivers swell and tributaries spill their banks.
by Kirsti Marohn

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