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Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future

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State's only remaining solar manufacturer primed to expand

State's only remaining solar manufacturer primed to expand

The Canadian company Heliene Inc. is expected to receive up to $3 million in state loans to expand its solar module facility on the Iron Range, just as the Trump administration has set steep tariffs on imported solar panels in a bid to boost American manufacturers.
by Dan Kraker

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Trump slaps tariffs on imported solar panels and washing machines

Trump slaps tariffs on imported solar panels and washing machines

The move has met with both praise and criticism from the solar energy industry. Manufacturers lobbied for the tariffs, while solar installers warned that American jobs will be lost.

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How climate change is affecting business

MPR News chief meteorologist Paul Huttner hosted a conversation on how climate change is affecting the way businesses think about sustainability.
by Paul Huttner

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These Lake Superior caribou faced death. Then a helicopter came

These Lake Superior caribou faced death. Then a helicopter came

Wildlife officials recently airlifted nine caribou off a Canadian island in the big lake, hoping to save a population decimated by wolves. The changing climate forced humans to intervene.
by Cody Nelson

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500,000 honey bees dead, and 2 Iowa boys are charged

500,000 honey bees dead, and 2 Iowa boys are charged

The unidentified boys, ages 12 and 13, allegedly ransacked a Sioux City honey farm, knocking over hives and exposing the bees to frigid winter temperatures.

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Red River diversion report leaves dam location in question

Red River diversion report leaves dam location in question

A task force assembled by the governors of North Dakota and Minnesota released its final recommendations for re-starting a stalled $2.2 billion Red River diversion project meant to protect Fargo and Moorhead.
by The Associated Press

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Climate change burrows its way into business models

Climate change burrows its way into business models

We're talking business this week on Climate Cast -- how climate change affects the way companies work, and the expansion of the hybrid and electric vehicle market.
by Paul Huttner

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Strange weather triggered bacteria that killed 200,000 endangered antelope

Strange weather triggered bacteria that killed 200,000 endangered antelope

Over a three-week span in 2015, more than 200,000 saiga antelope suddenly died in Kazakhstan. The animals would be grazing normally, then dead in three hours. A new study points to heat and humidity.

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