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Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future

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How to plant a pollinator-friendly garden

How to plant a pollinator-friendly garden

"People are really understanding that the key to helping all of the bees and monarchs is getting more flowers in the ground," said Marla Spivak, a professor of entomology at the U of M.
by MPR News Staff

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It's not easy running a hospital without running water

It's not easy running a hospital without running water

A third of hospitals surveyed in low- and middle-income countries report they do not have running water all the time. And sometimes not at all.
by Marc Silver

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Minn. companies embrace a 'circular economy' to boost recycling, reduce waste

More than a dozen Minnesota companies have signed on to an effort aimed at taking sustainability to a new level. The companies want to move away from an economic model that relies on precious and limited natural resources.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Wildlife rehab: 'Animals enrich our lives'

Wildlife rehab: 'Animals enrich our lives'

Linda Peck, one of about 75 licensed wildlife rehabilitators in Minnesota, last year received 154 animals for rehabilitation, including 29 species of birds and 11 species of mammals.
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Recycling moving to St. Paul alleys

The city has signed a 64-month deal with Eureka Recycling to provide single sort recycling, and many residents will no longer have to put their recycling on the front curbs.
by Tim Nelson

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Are your pipes made of lead? Here's a quick way to find out

Are your pipes made of lead? Here's a quick way to find out

Use this Web tool to help us build a map of where lead pipes could be affecting people's drinking water.

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Ford completes environmental investigation on former St. Paul plant site

Ford completes environmental investigation on former St. Paul plant site

MPCA hydrogeologist Amy Hadiaris said that while "things are looking pretty good," there are dozens of areas of scattered contamination. Ford says the cleanup will likely take until at least 2019.
by Tim Nelson

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How Reddit helped find a graffiti artist who defaced National Parks

How Reddit helped find a graffiti artist who defaced National Parks

When a serial graffiti artist left her mark around national parks, hiking and nature lovers took to Reddit to find the vandalizer. The culprit was recently sentenced and banned from federal lands.
by Justina Vasquez

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'They made it worse': Michigan sues 2 companies over Flint crisis

'They made it worse': Michigan sues 2 companies over Flint crisis

Two corporations that were hired to assist Flint and advise on handling the water crisis are now accused of negligence, and officials say the damages could reach hundreds of millions of dollars.

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Dayton vows to appeal court's ruling against coal power law

A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's decision last week that barred Minnesota from enforcing key sections of the Next Generation Energy Act. The court sided with North Dakota utilities and other interests that argued illegally regulates out-of-state utilities.
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