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Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future

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Trump wants to roll back federal water protections. What will that mean for Minnesota?

Trump wants to roll back federal water protections. What will that mean for Minnesota?

The rule likely won't have significant impact in Minnesota, where state regulations of wetlands and other water bodies have been in place for decades. Here's a breakdown of the proposal and what it might mean for the state.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Unhealthy air alert posted for Twin Cities, western Minnesota

Conditions are now considered unhealthy for sensitive groups in those areas until a weather front moves through Thursday evening, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says.
by MPR News Staff

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Trump EPA proposes big changes to federal water protections

Trump EPA proposes big changes to federal water protections

The Trump administration wants to substantially limit which waterways are protected under the Clean Water Act. Farmers and developers have long lobbied against the current rule as too expansive.
by Nathan Rott

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Teachers back new MN climate education standards, but topic's still hot

Teachers back new MN climate education standards, but topic's still hot

Science teachers across the state welcome proposed science education standards that would, for the first time, teach humans as the primary cause of climate change.
by Cody Nelson

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Young climate activists press Dems for a Green New Deal

Young climate activists press Dems for a Green New Deal

They want a new select committee to draft sweeping new legislation for implementing the Green New Deal, which includes making U.S. economy carbon-neutral and removing greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere and oceans.
by Cody Nelson

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Warmer temps affecting University of Minnesota winter sports

Higher temperatures cause more snowmelt and shorter ski seasons. Two seasons ago, the university's Nordic ski team could not participate in the American Birkebeiner, which was canceled because of warm weather.
by Associated Press

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Dueling U.S. agendas as U.N. climate change summit enters crucial final week

Dueling U.S. agendas as U.N. climate change summit enters crucial final week

The U.S. hosted an event on coal and refused to endorse the findings of a dire climate science report. And yet, in official negotiations, the U.S. is working out how to implement the Paris agreement.
by Rebecca Hersher

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Understanding the U.S.'s role in global climate reform

The U.S. has pulled out of the Paris Climate Agreement. But the rest of the world is still working to combat climate change and this week thousands of experts are meeting in Poland to figure out how exactly countries will meet their emissions goals.
by Kerri Miller and Elizabeth Shockman

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How 1 company pulls carbon from the air, aiming to avert a climate catastrophe

How 1 company pulls carbon from the air, aiming to avert a climate catastrophe

A U.N. climate report says the only way to avoid the worst climate impacts will be to suck carbon emissions out of the air. Researchers are trying to find a feasible way to do that.
by Jeff Brady

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