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Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future

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EPA proposes rule requiring mines to cover clean-up costs

The proposal is aimed at ensuring that taxpayers aren't left on the hook for potentially expensive mine clean-ups.
by Dan Kraker

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Veterans stage symbolic protest near pipeline protest camp

Veterans stage symbolic protest near pipeline protest camp

Military veterans who have arrived at an encampment to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline walked into an area that has been blocked off by police and asked the officers standing guard there to lay down their arms.
by Associated Press

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DNR: No more deer test positive for CWD in SE Minnesota

DNR: No more deer test positive for CWD in SE Minnesota

The Department of Natural Resources says no more deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease in southeastern Minnesota apart from the two infected bucks that were found earlier near Lanesboro.
by Associated Press

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Red River diversion group seeks to have legal hurdle removed

Supporters of a Red River diversion channel around Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota, say a lawsuit filed by upstream opponents should be thrown out and the project should move forward.
by Associated Press

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Pipeline protesters: 'Indigenous people are here to stay'

Pipeline protesters: 'Indigenous people are here to stay'

Thousands of people protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline project are promising to remain at their camp about 50 miles south of Bismarck, N.D.
by MPR News Staff

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Red River diversion foes ask federal judge to halt project

Red River diversion foes ask federal judge to halt project

Opponents of a Red River diversion channel around Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota, are asking a judge to halt the project until supporters receive permits from Minnesota to build an upstream dam.
by Associated Press

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Climate Cast: A poet's response to climate change

Climate Cast: A poet's response to climate change

Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, a poet and climate advocate from the Marshall Islands, uses her writing to educate others about the threats facing her home.
by MPR News Staff

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Amazon deforestation rate up 29 percent from last year, study finds

Amazon deforestation rate up 29 percent from last year, study finds

Brazil's National Institute for Space Research found that more than 3,000 square miles of forest cover were lost between August 2015 and July 2016 -- a substantial increase over the year before.
by Camila Domonoske

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