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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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Regulators release draft environmental permit for Iron Range mine

Regulators release draft environmental permit for Iron Range mine

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued a long-delayed proposed permit for a major taconite mine on the Iron Range, less than a week after environmentalists sued over the state's oversight of the mine.
by Dan Kraker

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Female panther crosses Florida river; humans applaud

The endangered Florida panther has bred only south of the Caloosahatchee River since 1973. Now, a female has turned up on the north side, and it could be a good thing for the future of the species.
by Rebecca Hersher

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Election puts change in the wind on Minn. energy policy

Election puts change in the wind on Minn. energy policy

No matter what changes the new president may bring for energy policy, here in Minnesota, the election's most consequential change may be at the state legislature.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Protesters rally against Dakota Access Pipeline in Duluth, St. Paul

Protesters rally against Dakota Access Pipeline in Duluth, St. Paul

The rallies are among more than 300 across the country, asking that the federal government reject final permits for the controversial oil pipeline that has generated months of Native American protests in the Dakotas.
by Dan Kraker

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Pipeline company seeks court permission to proceed with plan

Pipeline company seeks court permission to proceed with plan

The company building the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline is urging a federal court to speed up approval of its plan to lay pipe under a Missouri River reservoir, arguing Tuesday that further delays could add millions of dollars each month to the cost.
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'The worst I've ever seen'; fires sweep through Southeastern U.S.

'The worst I've ever seen'; fires sweep through Southeastern U.S.

Officials suspect some cases of arson. In Alabama, the governor is offering an award for information about anyone who purposely set fires. A severe drought has increased the risk posed by blazes.
by Rebecca Hersher

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Army Corps wants more study on Dakota Access oil pipeline

Army Corps wants more study on Dakota Access oil pipeline

The engineers want more study and tribal input before deciding whether to allow the disputed Dakota Access pipeline to cross under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota.
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With harvest's end, buffer law work begins

With harvest's end, buffer law work begins

The end of harvest means the beginning of work to implement Minnesota's new buffer law, and Minnesota farmers remain divided over the initiative.
by Dan Gunderson

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2016 set to break heat record despite slowdown in emissions

2016 set to break heat record despite slowdown in emissions

Global temperatures are soaring toward a record high this year, the U.N. weather agency said Monday, while another report showed emissions of a key global warming gas have flattened out in the past three years.
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