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Line 3 pipeline opponents file suit challenging state approval

Line 3 pipeline opponents file suit challenging state approval

Environmental groups and Native American tribes filed separate lawsuits Wednesday aimed at blocking the state's recent approval of the Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project.
by Dan Kraker

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How Xcel could bring carbon-free power to Minnesota

How Xcel could bring carbon-free power to Minnesota

The utility will need a "complex mix" of energy technology to achieve its goal of carbon-free electric by 2050, one expert says.
by Paul Huttner and Cody Nelson

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A sold-out conference on soil health? Absolutely, say farmers

A sold-out conference on soil health? Absolutely, say farmers

A growing number of farmers are showing interest in more sustainable farming practices. A jam-packed conference on soil health in Fargo this week shows why.
by Dan Gunderson

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This American Moment: A Series of Conversations with Kerri Miller

In the weeks leading up to and following the tumultuous 2018 midterm elections, MPR News host Kerri Miller released a series called This American Moment. It's a collection of wide-ranging and long-view conversations with writers, scientists, artists, activists and religious leaders about this moment in American life. Who are we right now? And how does our understanding of that inform how we relate to each other and create a better future?
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Pollution agency denies permit for huge hog feedlot in SE Minnesota

Pollution agency denies permit for huge hog feedlot in SE Minnesota

State environmental regulators on Tuesday called for a deeper look at groundwater contamination in southeastern Minnesota as they rejected a proposed 4,800-head swine farrowing operation.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Survey: Green New Deal has broad support among U.S. voters

Survey: Green New Deal has broad support among U.S. voters

Research by Yale and George Mason universities finds that 82 percent of registered voters have heard "nothing at all" about the sweeping climate change proposal.
by Cody Nelson

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Fire and Water: A Year of Climate Conversations

Fire and Water: A Year of Climate Conversations

From fires and floods to hurricanes and hot temperatures, 2018 put climate on the front page in ways it hadn't been before.
by MPR News Staff

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Seagrass could stall climate change -- if climate change doesn't kill it first

Seagrass could stall climate change -- if climate change doesn't kill it first

Scientists have identified a giant bed of deep sea grass in Australia's Great Barrier Reef that may be absorbing millions of tons of carbon. But these so-called blue carbon sinks need protecting, too.
by Emma Bowman and Michel Martin

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Nations at U.N. climate talks back universal emissions rules

Nations at U.N. climate talks back universal emissions rules

After two weeks of bruising negotiations, officials from almost 200 countries agreed Saturday on universal, transparent rules that will govern efforts to cut emissions and curb global warming.
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