Environmental News

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Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future

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When she paints a river, the water colors her work
Artist Annie Hejny creates abstract paintings using water and sediment she gathers from Minnesota lakes and rivers.
It's about 8,800 miles from Cape Town, South Africa, to Minnesota. But climate changes in sensitive areas can have a much wider impact.
Xcel's CEO on the future of electric vehicles
The utility is investing $25 million in new charging technology to fuel the coming electric car boom.
Climate change was not a top issue for voters in the midterms. What would it take to move the environment to the top of the political agenda? MPR News host Mike Edgerly will discuss the question with two experts.