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Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future

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BWCA land swap environmental review released

BWCA land swap environmental review released

The Superior National Forest has released the draft of a proposal it hopes will settle a 40-year old controversy over about 50 square miles of state school trust land trapped inside the federally controlled Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
by Dan Kraker

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Minnesota doubles biofuel mandate for diesel

Minnesota doubles biofuel mandate for diesel

Minnesota officials have announced a doubling of the mandate for bio-based diesel fuel sold at the pump during summer months.
by Mark Steil

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DNR tags invasive carp to track movement

DNR tags invasive carp to track movement

For the first time, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has captured and tagged an invasive carp and returned it to the St. Croix River to study its movements.
by Kirsti Marohn

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EPA chief backtracks on delaying rules reducing emissions

EPA chief backtracks on delaying rules reducing emissions

One day after 15 states, including Minnesota, sued him, Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt backtracked on delaying Obama-era rules intended to reduce emissions of smog-causing air pollutants.
by The Associated Press

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The Gulf of Mexico's dead zone is the biggest ever seen

The Gulf of Mexico's dead zone is the biggest ever seen

A record-setting "dead zone," where water doesn't have enough oxygen for fish to survive, has appeared this summer. One major cause is pollution from farms.
by Dan Charles

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Homeland Security to waive environmental rules on border wall projects

Homeland Security to waive environmental rules on border wall projects

The agency says it will bypass rules requiring environmental studies before building on public land, hoping partly to ease the construction of prototypes for Trump's proposed border wall in San Diego.
by Colin Dwyer

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Federal court keeps MN wolves under endangered species protection

Federal court keeps MN wolves under endangered species protection

The decision keeps in place current rules surrounding wolves, and blocks states from asserting management control over the species, including the implementation of hunting seasons.
by Dan Kraker

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Getting to clean water: Complex problem, no easy solutions

Getting to clean water: Complex problem, no easy solutions

Current cleanup efforts are expected to result in a 6 to 8 percent improvement in water quality by 2034. DFL Gov. Mark Dayton says that's not enough.
by Kirsti Marohn

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