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Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future

Getting to Green is an MPR News series that shares stories about Minnesota’s clean energy transition, including what needs to be done to get there.

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What's the 'Green New Deal' and why do environmentalists want it?

What's the 'Green New Deal' and why do environmentalists want it?

Several new and sitting members of Congress, including Ilhan Omar, are backing a wide-ranging plan to make the U.S. economy carbon-neutral and remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
by Cody Nelson

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Minnesota gross: Don't pour that turkey fat down the drain

Minnesota gross: Don't pour that turkey fat down the drain

Thanksgiving may be a time of joy for you, but for sewer workers it's the season of dread — a holiday when clogged fats, oil, grease and disposable wipes can lead to sewer backups.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Finland's president rakes memory for source of Trump remark

Finland's president rakes memory for source of Trump remark

Finland's president isn't sure where President Trump got the idea that raking is part of his country's routine for managing its substantial forests.
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New testing finds that CWD appears to be spreading

New testing finds that CWD appears to be spreading

A massive testing effort by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is turning up new cases of Chronic Wasting Disease in wild deer -- and it appears to be spreading.
by John Enger

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House passes bill to drop legal protections for gray wolves

House passes bill to drop legal protections for gray wolves

The Republican-controlled House passed a bill Friday to drop legal protections for gray wolves across the lower 48 states, reopening a lengthy battle over the predator species.
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Why Brazil's new president may cause more rainforest destruction, violence

Why Brazil's new president may cause more rainforest destruction, violence

Jair Bolsonaro, the right-wing president-elect of Brazil who campaigned with a pledge to "make Brazil great," has policy priorities critics say will hasten global climate change and increase violent acts against environmental protectors.
by Paul Huttner and Cody Nelson

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Senate OKs Coast Guard bill with ballast water compromise

Senate OKs Coast Guard bill with ballast water compromise

The U.S. Senate has approved a compromise policy on dumping ship ballast water in coastal ports and the Great Lakes, a practice blamed for spreading invasive species that damage the environment and the economy.
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Want to save on your utility bill? This Minn. nonprofit has some tips

Want to save on your utility bill? This Minn. nonprofit has some tips

Do you have low-flow water faucets? LED lightbulbs? A smart thermostat? The Citizens Utility Board is helping Minnesotans navigate their utility bills and find ways to save energy -- and money.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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