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DNR investigating recent waterfowl deaths across southern Minnesota

DNR investigating recent waterfowl deaths across southern Minnesota

The Minnesota DNR is investigating a number of reports of dead waterfowl across the southern half of the state. A DNR official said the deaths are likely the result of avian influenza.
by Dan Gunderson

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2024 will be the hottest year on record, even hotter than expected

2024 will be the hottest year on record, even hotter than expected

It's looking like 2024 will be the hottest year since record-keeping began, unseating 2023 for the top spot. Climate change is playing a role, and scientists say it was even hotter than expected.
by Lauren Sommer

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As costs rise, number of Minnesotans losing heat, electricity spikes

As costs rise, number of Minnesotans losing heat, electricity spikes

The Citizens Utility Board of Minnesota, a nonprofit that advocates for utility customers, tracks reported shutoffs. It found utilities disconnected more than 85,000 residential households from either gas or electric services from January through October.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Twenty years after first proposed, NewRange still vying to build Minnesota’s first copper mine

Twenty years after first proposed, NewRange still vying to build Minnesota’s first copper mine

Nearly 20 years after it was first proposed to state and federal regulators, the project formerly known as PolyMet Mining — now NewRange Copper Nickel — soldiers on, despite environmental groups’ contention that the project in its current form is dead.
by Dan Kraker

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Biden set an ambitious new climate goal. Will it still matter under Trump?

Biden set an ambitious new climate goal. Will it still matter under Trump?

The Biden administration set a new climate goal for the U.S. The White House argues states, cities and corporations will continue the work, even as Trump plans to exit the Paris climate agreement.
by Jeff Brady

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Global warming can’t be ignored, Montana’s top court says, upholding landmark climate case

Global warming can’t be ignored, Montana’s top court says, upholding landmark climate case

Montana’s Supreme Court has upheld a landmark climate ruling that said the state was violating residents’ constitutional right to a clean environment by permitting oil, gas and coal projects without regard for global warming.
by The Associated Press

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Impacts of Rapidan Dam breach on Minnesota likely to be long-lasting

Impacts of Rapidan Dam breach on Minnesota likely to be long-lasting

Six months after the Blue Earth River carved its way around the Rapidan Dam near Mankato, the surrounding community is still coming to terms with the damage and its longer-term implications. Sediment levels in the river remain high, and a nearby bridge is now being replaced.
by Hannah Yang

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