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Environmental News

MPR News is your source for environment news from Minnesota and across the country.

Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future

Getting to Green is an MPR News series that shares stories about Minnesota’s clean energy transition, including what needs to be done to get there.

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Listen to Climate Cast, the MPR News podcast all about our changing climate and its impact in Minnesota and worldwide.

Climate Cast: Shifting opinions on a changing climate

A new study shows that the number of people in the U.S. accepting climate change is on the rise.
by Tiffany Hanssen

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The state of snowpack in California

Snowfall in the Sierra Nevada mountain range is making a much needed comeback, but is it enough to stave off drought? A climate researcher gives his take.
by Paul Huttner and Marcheta Fornoff

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What Trump misses about energy jobs in America

What Trump misses about energy jobs in America

The president on Tuesday signed an executive order with the intention of helping bring back coal jobs. But clean energy jobs, like solar, have taken off, far outpacing coal.

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Pollinator protections facing obstacles at Capitol

Pollinator protections facing obstacles at Capitol

Republican lawmakers leading the fight against efforts to protect pollinators say they're protecting agriculture from harmful pesticide regulation.
by Dan Gunderson

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Behind the new literary genre: Cli-fi

Behind the new literary genre: Cli-fi

Cli-fi, or climate fiction, is a growing genre of speculative novels that imagine the consequences of climate change.
by Tracy Mumford

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Economics, not EPA, drive down power plant emissions in Minnesota

Economics, not EPA, drive down power plant emissions in Minnesota

President Trump's executive order rolling back federal regulations on coal-fired power plants won't have much effect on plants here, but will the action slow global progress on climate change?
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Trump tosses Obama's 'clean' energy plan, embraces coal

Trump tosses Obama's 'clean' energy plan, embraces coal

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will roll back many of former President Barack Obama's efforts to curb global warming. The order is aimed at helping spur American energy jobs.
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What completed Dakota Access pipeline means for key players

What completed Dakota Access pipeline means for key players

Oil has been pumped into a controversial section of the Dakota Access pipeline after months of delays caused by protests and Native American tribes' efforts to stop the project.
by Associated Press

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A look at how Trump's moves on coal will affect the industry

President Donald Trump's move to roll back Obama-era regulations aimed at curbing climate change comes as the coal industry is reeling from bankruptcies, pollution restrictions and growing competition from natural gas, wind and solar.
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Trump takes aim at a centerpiece of Obama's environmental legacy

Trump takes aim at a centerpiece of Obama's environmental legacy

The Trump administration aims to roll back the Clean Power Plan, which limits emissions from power plants, lift the moratorium on federal coal leases and change the "social cost of carbon" policy.
by Nathan Rott

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