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UN: Environment is deadly, worsening mess, but not hopeless

UN: Environment is deadly, worsening mess, but not hopeless

The report concludes "unsustainable human activities globally have degraded the Earth's ecosystems, endangering the ecological foundations of society." But it also says changes in the way the world eats, buys things, gets its energy and handles its waste could help fix the problems.
by The Associated Press

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How 3M plans to reach 100 percent renewable electricity

How 3M plans to reach 100 percent renewable electricity

The company's headquarters recently went all-renewable for its electricity, but it's not stopping there.
by Paul Huttner

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Trump seeks $75.3M for work on new Great Lakes shipping lock

President Trump's newly released budget calls for spending $75.3 million toward construction of a new Great Lakes shipping lock in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
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DNR OKs 1 daily walleye keeper on Mille Lacs in May

DNR OKs 1 daily walleye keeper on Mille Lacs in May

It's a small but significant change after several seasons of a catch-and-release-only policy that had frustrated anglers and local resorts around the iconic central Minnesota lake.
by MPR News Staff

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How concerned should we be about climate change?

How concerned should we be about climate change?

In September, the UN stated that climate change is the defining issue of our time and that global leaders have until 2020 to come up with solutions. In a recent New York Times op-ed, columnist David Wallace-Wells says it might be time to panic about climate change.
by Kerri Miller and Jeffrey Bissoy

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It's 2050 and this is how we stopped climate change

It's 2050 and this is how we stopped climate change

Let's imagine that we've ended global warming. Humans no longer are releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Here's what life is like in a zero-carbon world.
by Dan Charles

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Northeast Minnesota moose population low but stable

Northeast Minnesota moose population low but stable

The latest survey finds the moose population in northeastern Minnesota remains low but stable for the eighth consecutive year, the state Department of Natural Resources said Monday.
by Associated Press

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DNR: NE Minnesota moose population stable but still worrisome

DNR: NE Minnesota moose population stable but still worrisome

"We're encouraged that the moose population is not in the steep decline it was," a Minnesota DNR official said Monday. Still, "their long-term survival here in Minnesota remains uncertain."
by MPR News Staff

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Ag, DNR leaders highlight Walz priorities in Nicollet

Ag, DNR leaders highlight Walz priorities in Nicollet

Minnesota's agriculture commissioner and DNR commissioner met with residents in Nicollet Saturday. They covered just a few of the issues facing their departments.

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