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Researchers work to make milk greener
Here's something to consider the next time you pour milk on your cereal: The carbon footprint of a gallon of milk is about the same as a 25-mile drive in a pickup truck.
Minnesota needs statewide deer management plan, auditor says
An Office of the Legislative Auditor report commends aspects of Minnesota's deer management, but calls on the DNR to establish a statewide plan and improve how it sets goals.
Next week the City Council will discuss the idea of organized trash collection.
Rising seas push too much salt into the Florida Everglades
Rising sea levels put extra pressure on coastal bedrock in South Florida. Eventually, as seawater moves in, it could contaminate plants on the surface and the region's stores of freshwater beneath.
In battle to keep lead from water, St. Paul digs deep
The city's ambitious plan to get rid of thousands of lead service lines isn't a perfect solution to removing lead from drinking water, but it's progress.
MPR News Special Report: Minnesota's water quality problem
Minnesota is rich in water, so we don't have a supply problem. But regulators say 40 percent of Minnesota's lakes and streams are polluted.
On Tuesday, state and federal officials marked the 1,000th easement in Minnesota at a ceremony near Moorhead, Minn.