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Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future

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Senate passes plan to approve Line 3 oil pipeline

Senate passes plan to approve Line 3 oil pipeline

The bill would bypass regulators' processes for deciding the fate of Enbridge Energy's contentious plan to build an oil pipeline across northern Minnesota.
by Cody Nelson

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Emissions of banned ozone-eating chemical somehow are rising

Emissions of banned ozone-eating chemical somehow are rising

Something strange is happening with a now-banned chemical that eats away at Earth's protective ozone layer: Scientists say there's more of it — not less — going into the atmosphere and they don't know where it is coming from.
by Associated Press

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Goodbye, Nick Coleman

Goodbye, Nick Coleman

'I don't think it's just a printing press for making money,' the former columnist said of his medium of choice. 'It's supposed to be some kind of higher calling to be in this business, or you might as well be doing something else that has shorter hours and better benefits.'
by Paul Tosto

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What’s on MPR News? 5/15/18

Here are the stories, topics, and guests you'll hear on MPR News today.
by Bob Collins

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Climate Cast live special with Paul Huttner

Climate Cast live special with Paul Huttner

Climate Cast LIVE, hosted by MPR chief meteorologist Paul Huttner in MPR's UBS Forum in downtown St. Paul.

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DNR tightens state park firewood rules to stem pests' spread

DNR tightens state park firewood rules to stem pests' spread

Campers take note: The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on Monday announced new rules on firewood it will allow to be burned in state parks and forests.
by Tim Nelson

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