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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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Lawmakers eyeing state's environmental regulatory process for changes

Depending on whom you ask, proposed changes to the environmental regulatory process would launch a coordinated attack on Minnesota's bedrock environmental protections -- or improve an unwieldy, job-killing system.
by Dan Kraker

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Daily Digest: Health care vote today

Tax cut proposed at the state Capitol; a health care vote in Washington
by Mike Mulcahy

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Why are rusty patched bumblebees dying?

Why are rusty patched bumblebees dying?

Three experts joined to discuss the bee's plight and what can be done about it.
by Tom Weber and Jo Erickson

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Dakota Access pipeline vandalism highlights sabotage risks

Dakota Access pipeline vandalism highlights sabotage risks

The developer of the Dakota Access pipeline has reported "recent coordinated physical attacks" on the much-protested line, just as it's almost ready to carry oil.
by Associated Press

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Researchers test hotter, faster and cleaner way to fight oil spills

Researchers test hotter, faster and cleaner way to fight oil spills

The Flame Refluxer is essentially a big copper blanket: think Brillo pad of wool sandwiched between mesh. Using it while burning off oil yields less air pollution and residue that harms marine life.
by Debbie Elliott

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Rusty patched bumblebee joins endangered species list

Rusty patched bumblebee joins endangered species list

One of many bee types that have suffered steep population declines, the rusty patched has disappeared from about 90 percent of its range in the past 20 years.
by Associated Press

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DNR: No walleye keepers, no mid-summer walleye fishing on Mille Lacs

DNR: No walleye keepers, no mid-summer walleye fishing on Mille Lacs

The walleye restrictions are intended to help rebuild the fishery on the iconic lake, state officials said. But they're likely to anger resort owners and outfitters who depend on walleye business.
by Bill Wareham and Kirsti Marohn

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Minnesota worries about what's in the water

Minnesota worries about what's in the water

Minnesota's identity is closely linked to the state's beautiful and abundant waters. But for all its beauty, deep concerns lie just below the surface. Here's a look at the state of the waters.
by Sara Porter

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