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MPR News is your source for environment news from Minnesota and across the country.

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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Climate Cast

Listen to Climate Cast, the MPR News podcast all about our changing climate and its impact in Minnesota and worldwide.

Updated climate change costs make coal-fired power less attractive

Updated climate change costs make coal-fired power less attractive

An administrative judge says Minnesota lowballs the costs of climate change now in deciding future electricity needs. If the Public Utilities Commission agrees, it could mean wind and solar will look cheaper than burning coal.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Is Yellowstone in danger of being 'loved to death'?

Is Yellowstone in danger of being 'loved to death'?

Each year, the park attracts millions of visitors and provides a home to countless animal species. But journalist David Quammen warns that balancing tourism and preservation can be tricky.

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Dayton presses Minnesota lawmakers to do more to protect water

Dayton presses Minnesota lawmakers to do more to protect water

Hoping to rally public support for his clean water initiatives and pressure the Legislature to do more this session, Gov. Mark Dayton on Monday declared it "Water Action Week."
by Tim Pugmire

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Climate Cast: Why Minnesota corporations are greening up

MPR chief meteorologist Paul Huttner asks representatives from a cross-section of Minnesota Fortune 500 companies why they're going green and how it's hitting their bottom line.
by MPR News Staff

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Legislature moves to adjust farm buffer requirement

A bill that would modify last year's law designed to prevent farm runoff is moving through the Legislature.
by Tim Pugmire

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Chicago's upgrades to aging water lines may disturb lead pipes

Chicago's upgrades to aging water lines may disturb lead pipes

Chicago has more than 4,000 miles of water mains under city streets. Nearly 80 percent of the water lines that connect up to the water mains and bring water into homes and businesses are lead pipes -- and that's the problem.
by Cheryl Corley

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Home and garden giant ditches class of pesticides that may harm bees

Home and garden giant ditches class of pesticides that may harm bees

Ortho is part of the Miracle-Gro family. The company says it decided to phase out neonicotinoids from its home and garden products after reviewing possible threats posed to pollinators.
by Allison Aubrey

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