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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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Random acts of conservation: Water quality depends on farmers' willingness, not regulation

Random acts of conservation: Water quality depends on farmers' willingness, not regulation

Roughly 40 percent of Minnesota's lakes and streams are polluted, mostly thanks to soil, fertilizer and other contaminants flowing off farm fields. With little regulation, reversing that trend is almost solely reliant on the goodwill of farmers.
by Dan Gunderson

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Mississippi River carp barrier plan snagged by U internal dispute

Mississippi River carp barrier plan snagged by U internal dispute

Plans for an invasive carp barrier on the Mississippi River near Winona are caught in a dispute between a key scientist and the University of Minnesota. As a result, the future of the project is uncertain.
by Dan Gunderson

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DNR has concerns with $2B Red River flood diversion project

DNR has concerns with $2B Red River flood diversion project

The Minnesota DNR released the final environmental impact statement on the project, saying it has questions on how the diversion will affect the environment and residents.
by Dan Gunderson

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Trouble in the water: Can Minnesota stop polluting its lakes, rivers?

Trouble in the water: Can Minnesota stop polluting its lakes, rivers?

Minnesotans love their water, but are they willing to save it? Some 40 percent of the state's lakes and streams are polluted. Much of that is related to farming. At the Capitol, lawmakers are divided on how far to go to fix the problems.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Daily Digest: Water, water, everywhere

Some news stories you may have missed over the weekend.
by Mike Mulcahy

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Trouble in the Water

Trouble in the Water

Minnesota's identity is closely linked with the state's beautiful and abundant water resources. But some 40 percent of surface waters in the Land of 10,000 Lakes are polluted.
by Mark Steil, Lorna Benson, Mark Zdechlik, Dan Gunderson, Elizabeth Dunbar, Dan Kraker, John Enger and Clay Masters

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Feds release final environmental review of Southwest light rail

Feds release final environmental review of Southwest light rail

The document marks one of the final steps before the Metropolitan Council decides whether to move ahead with the Minneapolis-to-Eden Prairie project. A decision is likely to come late this summer.
by Tim Nelson

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The Weather Lab with Paul Huttner: Wildfire science and climate refugees

The Weather Lab with Paul Huttner: Wildfire science and climate refugees

On The Weather Lab this week, Paul Huttner, talks with guests about weather and wildfires. Then on Climate Cast, he discussed why the World Bank is worked about water as the global climate changes.
by MPR News Staff

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On Pelican Lake, a search for muskies, data and understanding

On Pelican Lake, a search for muskies, data and understanding

Minnesota officials are trying to respond to lawmaker and lake homeowner concerns about the DNR's muskie stocking program by gathering more data on the elusive fish. Getting that information requires patience, and electricity.
by Dan Gunderson

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