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Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future

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Starbucks: Goodbye plastic straws

Starbucks: Goodbye plastic straws

Starbucks announced on Monday that it plans to get rid of plastic straws in its 28,000 stores worldwide by 2020. Instead, the company said it plans to use recyclable plastic lids that allow sipping.

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How the EPA and the Pentagon downplayed a growing toxic threat

A family of chemicals -- known as PFAS and responsible for marvels like Teflon and critical to the safety of American military bases -- has now emerged as a far greater menace than previously disclosed.
by ProPublica Staff

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To repel ticks, try spraying your clothes with a pesticide derived from mums

To repel ticks, try spraying your clothes with a pesticide derived from mums

Just in time for summer hikes and outdoor play: A study finds that the ticks that often convey Lyme disease become unable to bite, and soon die after exposure to clothing treated with permethrin.
by Allison Aubrey

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Minnesota sweetens the pot to shift cropland into conservation

Minnesota sweetens the pot to shift cropland into conservation

Using a conservation program started last year, Minnesota is looking for landowners willing to permanently set aside farmland to improve water quality. Meet the Otter Tail County couple who were first to take advantage.
by Dan Gunderson

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Minnesota DNR seeking feedback from Mississippi River anglers

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is asking anglers who fish the Mississippi River between Hastings and the Iowa border to fill out an online questionnaire.

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Relief and concern at the EPA after scandal-plagued chief's exit

Relief and concern at the EPA after scandal-plagued chief's exit

Some EPA staffers linked to Pruitt's tumultuous 17-month tenure feared for their jobs Friday, former top staffers under Pruitt said. That included the roughly 20 members of a security detail Pruitt's EPA had created to guard him around the clock.
by Associated Press

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Teams searching for cheap way to stop algae blooms, with $10 million prize on the line

Teams searching for cheap way to stop algae blooms, with $10 million prize on the line

Large algae blooms in lakes and rivers have become an annual warm weather headache in nearly every U.S. state, endangering water supplies and local economies. A new competition hopes to help.
by Greg Allen

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After weeks of rain, officials in SW Minnesota look to rebuild

After weeks of rain, officials in SW Minnesota look to rebuild

Gov. Mark Dayton, U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, Rep. Collin Peterson and other state and federal officials got a first-hand look Friday at the damage caused by recent storms in southwest Minnesota.
by Mark Steil

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Get to know Andrew Wheeler, ex-coal lobbyist with inside track to lead EPA

Get to know Andrew Wheeler, ex-coal lobbyist with inside track to lead EPA

The agency's next acting chief has drawn praise as a capable administrator. But critics still say the transition from Scott Pruitt is a bit like "going from a train wreck to a house on fire."
by Rebecca Hersher and Colin Dwyer

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Social media are causing scenic spots to be 'loved to death'

Social media are causing scenic spots to be 'loved to death'

Outdoors advocates say the way some social media users share their adventures online is hastening the deterioration of scenic spaces around the world, including Minnesota.
by Cody Nelson

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