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Trump, Clinton polar opposites on climate change, so why no debate?

Trump, Clinton polar opposites on climate change, so why no debate?

Few candidates running for national or local offices seem willing to push climate change into the spotlight, no matter their views. That may be because polls show the issue can be more polarizing than abortion.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Antarctica's ice sheets are melting faster, and from beneath

Antarctica's ice sheets are melting faster, and from beneath

Researchers say the ice is melting more quickly than they've ever seen. They think it's because warm water is circulating under the ice shelf, and that the melting process appears to be irreversible.
by Christopher Joyce

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Oak trees' acorn production down across Minnesota this year

Oak trees' acorn production down across Minnesota this year

Everything from mice and rabbits to turkeys and deer eat acorns. Department of Natural Resources area forestry supervisor John Korzeniowski says they'll be looking for alternative food sources, and corn fields could be a strong attraction.
by Associated Press

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California's dire drought message wanes, conservation levels drop

California's dire drought message wanes, conservation levels drop

Californians are saving less and less water as the state enters what may be its sixth year of drought, in part because they say they're hearing a less-than-clear message about the drought.
by Nathan Rott

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Moose hunting returns to northern Minnesota

Moose hunting returns to northern Minnesota

Against the wishes of the Department of Natural Resources, moose are being hunted in the state for the first time since 2012.
by Phil Picardi

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Climate Cast: World leaders agree to limit planet-warming hydrofluorocarbons

Climate Cast: World leaders agree to limit planet-warming hydrofluorocarbons

World leaders met in Rwanda to discuss a plan to reduce hydrofluorocarbons in the atmosphere, which could stop the atmosphere from warming nearly a whole degree by the end of the century.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota Power to shut down two coal generators early

The Duluth-based utility will shut down two coal-fired units in Cohasset, Minn., by the end of 2018, four years earlier than required by state regulators.
by Dan Kraker

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