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Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future

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Tiny plastic pollution may be more widespread in Great Lakes

Tiny plastic pollution may be more widespread in Great Lakes

Previous research identified microbeads as big problem in Great Lakes. But new study shows other kinds of tiny plastics are also flowing into the lakes.
by Dan Kraker

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How did he get here? Meet Minnesota's newest invasive pest

How did he get here? Meet Minnesota's newest invasive pest

The red swamp crayfish has been found for the first time in a Minnesota lake, the DNR said Thursday. The agency suggested the creatures could be castoffs from a classroom aquarium or crawfish boil.
by MPR News Staff

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Tribal attorney lobbies DC lawmakers over Dakota Access pipeline

Tribal attorney lobbies DC lawmakers over Dakota Access pipeline

Leaders on both sides of the Dakota Access Pipeline will meet for a status conference Friday. The future of the $3.8 billion project is unknown.

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Outdated FEMA flood maps don't account for climate change

Outdated FEMA flood maps don't account for climate change

Flood managers suspect August's big rainstorms and floods in Louisiana are becoming more common there and elsewhere because of climate change. One clue: Much of the damage was beyond the flood plain.
by Christopher Joyce

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Obama designates 1st Marine National Monument in the Atlantic Ocean

The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument off the coast of New England is the size of Connecticut and has been called an "underwater Yellowstone" and "a deep sea Serengeti."
by Doreen McCallister

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Climate Cast: Warming waters threaten walleye habitat

Climate Cast: Warming waters threaten walleye habitat

As global warming heats up the water in the Upper Midwest, it could begin to impact some of our most beloved fish species. Notably, Minnesota's state fish, the walleye.
by MPR News Staff

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Feds warned not to presume Minnesota will back flood project

Feds warned not to presume Minnesota will back flood project

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is warning federal officials not to presume his state will approve a permit for the Fargo-Moorhead flood diversion project.
by Associated Press

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Passing research ship saves weather station staff from polar bear 'siege'

Passing research ship saves weather station staff from polar bear 'siege'

Five people at a remote Arctic outpost were trapped by polar bears. They couldn't kill the bears, and ran out of flares to scare them off -- so they appealed for help.

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Researchers find new bat species in Wisconsin

Researchers find new bat species in Wisconsin

Department officials say the discovery of the evening bat is the first new bat species found in the state since 1954.
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2nd emerald ash borer infestation confirmed in Duluth

The state ag department is issuing an emergency quarantine for the southeastern portion of St. Louis County, limiting the movement of firewood and ash material out of that area.
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