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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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High heat and drenching rains kill Mississippi fish

High heat and drenching rains kill Mississippi fish

DNR biologists from Minnesota and Wisconsin say heat and rain reduced oxygen levels to fatal levels.
by Mark Steil

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Is your home irrigation system wasting water?

Is your home irrigation system wasting water?

Researchers are taking a close look at Twin Cities lawn watering habits this summer in an effort to reduce the difference between the amount of water cities use in the summer and winter.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Photos: A national park in the heart of the Cities

Photos: A national park in the heart of the Cities

The Mississippi National River and Recreation Area is a 72-mile stretch of the Mississippi from the riverbanks at Dayton through the drop at St. Anthony falls to the flats south of Hastings.
by William Lager and Evan Frost

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Mo' money, mo' bug problems: Wealthier homes are rich in insects too

Mo' money, mo' bug problems: Wealthier homes are rich in insects too

Looking for a healthy variety of bugs? You might want to try searching in your wealthiest friend's house. Neighborhood income is a good predictor of the number of kinds of bugs in homes.

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Climate scientists trained to be on hot seat

Climate scientists trained to be on hot seat

Testimony from scientists can be crucial to lawmakers, judges and juries. But explaining complex topics like climate can be a challenge. A program at Mitchell Hamline School of Law is pairing scientists with lawyers to improve communication.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Here's the colony-killing mistake backyard beekeepers make

Here's the colony-killing mistake backyard beekeepers make

While experts welcome the rising interest in beekeeping as a hobby, they warn novices may be inadvertently putting their hives, and hives for miles around, in danger.
by Dan Gunderson

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Climate Cast: Reasons for hope amid the climate crisis

Climate Cast: Reasons for hope amid the climate crisis

Today's Climate Cast focused on the technologies and practices that are making a difference in the fight against rising global temperatures.
by MPR News Staff

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Disparities and air pollution in Minnesota

Disparities and air pollution in Minnesota

Tom Weber talked with several guests about air pollution and how it is exacerbating existing health disparities.
by MPR News Staff

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A Gold Star letter to Trump

It should come as no surprise -- although it still does -- that the preferred Republican candidate for president of the United States thought it made some sense to attack Gold Star parents. It doesn't take a political science degree to see the stupidity of doing so.
by Bob Collins

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