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St. Paul signs Chicago pact to address climate change

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says 10 more cities, including St. Paul, have joined the city's effort to address climate change after President Trump said the U.S. will pull out of the Paris climate accord.
by The Associated Press

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Ground Level: What's 1 thing you want changed in Minnesota in 2018?

Ground Level: What's 1 thing you want changed in Minnesota in 2018?

Governmental policies, health care, education and roads, roads, roads! These are just a few things Minnesotans said they'd like to see improve in the state according to a recent Ground Level survey.
by Sara Porter

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Feds reverse course, keep Minnesota copper mine plan alive

Feds reverse course, keep Minnesota copper mine plan alive

Last December, the Obama administration refused to renew mineral leases that Twin Metals Minnesota says it needs to build a huge underground copper-nickel mine near Ely and the Boundary Waters. On Friday, the Trump administration reversed the decision.
by Dan Kraker

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Trump's busy year on energy and environment

Trump's busy year on energy and environment

President Trump and a trio of cabinet members have made headway in their campaign for American fossil fuel "energy dominance." This might slow renewable energy, but it won't bring back coal.
by Alisa Barba

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New U of M energy plant reuses energy to bolster efficiency

New U of M energy plant reuses energy to bolster efficiency

A combined heat and power plant on the banks of the Mississippi River near Dinkytown helps power and heat the East Bank campus.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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The industry of climate change denial, and a warm Alaskan winter

The industry of climate change denial, and a warm Alaskan winter

We're tackling climate change denial this week on Climate Cast. MPR News chief meteorologist Paul Huttner talks to three expert researchers who study many facets of the so-called climate change denial industry. Plus, we'll hear on some extra warm temperatures in the northernmost city in the country.
by Paul Huttner

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'Dead fish or dead people?' The challenges of curbing road salt use

'Dead fish or dead people?' The challenges of curbing road salt use

Winter maintenance leaders are realizing the environmental effects of using too much road salt, but it's difficult and costly for them to make changes to longstanding practices.
by Max Nesterak

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State: Over $1B likely needed in PolyMet 'financial assurance'

State: Over $1B likely needed in PolyMet 'financial assurance'

Minnesota officials gave their first indication of the potential amount of environmental liability Minnesota's first ever copper-nickel mine could leave behind.
by Dan Kraker

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EPA says Superfund Task Force left behind little paper trail

EPA says Superfund Task Force left behind little paper trail

Scott Pruitt, the EPA chief, appointed a political supporter from his home state with no experience in pollution cleanups to lead the group tasked with revamping how the nation's most polluted sites are cleaned up.
by Associated Press

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3 men attacked, injured by black bear

Authorities say a black bear that attacked three people in northern Minnesota has been killed.
by The Associated Press

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