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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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Pangolin, the 'artichoke with legs,' earns top trade protection

Pangolin, the 'artichoke with legs,' earns top trade protection

World leaders at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species agreed to ban all commercial trade in pangolins, small and endangered mammals that also resemble aardvarks.
by Rebecca Hersher

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IQ2 debate: 'Climate change: The EPA has gone overboard'

IQ2 debate: 'Climate change: The EPA has gone overboard'

An Intelligence Squared debate on the motion: "Climate change: The EPA has gone overboard."

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Beekeepers benefit from the hive mind in community apiaries

Beekeepers benefit from the hive mind in community apiaries

Modeled after community gardens, the sweet setups allow beekeepers to maintain hives in public spaces. Beekeepers harvest not just honey but the collective knowledge of their colleagues.
by Jodi Helmer

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92 percent of world's population breathes substandard air, WHO says

92 percent of world's population breathes substandard air, WHO says

The pollution levels have a staggering impact on health, according to the report, which says: "In 2012, one out of every nine deaths was the result of air pollution-related conditions."

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It may not cost you more to drive home in a climate-friendly car

It may not cost you more to drive home in a climate-friendly car

It has been a common belief that low-emissions vehicles, like hybrids and electric cars, are more expensive than other choices. But researchers at MIT have found otherwise.
by Rae Ellen Bichell

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Can compost harm the environment?

Can compost harm the environment?

Environmentally-aware gardeners should be warned that their compost may contain a kind of earthworm that can decimate forest areas. Ryan Hueffmeier, junior scientist at the Natural Resources Research Institute, talked about his research on the Asian worms as exotic invaders in Minnesota's woods.
by MPR News Staff

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What does environmental justice look like in Minnesota?

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has formed a grassroots Environmental Justice Advisory Group to help guide policy with the goal that all Minnesotans will have equal access to clean water and air. MPR News asks: How will the group do that?
by MPR News Staff

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Teaching middle-schoolers climate change without terrifying them

Teaching middle-schoolers climate change without terrifying them

One science teacher in Miami knows how sea-level rise could affect her students' lives when they are her age. She is determined to teach them to take that seriously, with optimism.
by Rowan Moore Gerety

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Leaked memo: No remains, artifacts found at Dakota Access Pipeline site

Leaked memo: No remains, artifacts found at Dakota Access Pipeline site

Paul Picha says in the memo published Monday by Say Anything blogger Rob Port that seven state archaeologists inspected the 1.3-mile section and found only animal teeth and bone fragments. Officials say the memo is only a draft and is part of an on-going investigation.
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