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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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Starry stonewort discovery prompts efforts to stop algae

The invasive grass-like algae is native to Asia and Europe. Besides Minnesota, it has also been confirmed in New York, Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin.
by The Associated Press

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What happens when fashion becomes fast, disposable and cheap?

What happens when fashion becomes fast, disposable and cheap?

Fashion styles are churned out more frequently than ever, giving us more opportunities to buy. But this "fast fashion" trend increases trash -- and some groups are trying to slow down the cycle.
by Zhai Yun Tan

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U.S. water systems repeatedly exceed federal standard for lead

U.S. water systems repeatedly exceed federal standard for lead

An Associated Press analysis of federal data shows that nearly 1,400 water systems serving millions of Americans have exceeded the federal lead standard at least once during the last three years.
by The Associated Press

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Lead poisoning still a worry for kids in pockets of Minnesota

Lead poisoning still a worry for kids in pockets of Minnesota

Bans on lead in paint and gasoline helped drive down lead poisonings in Minnesota. But there are still urban and rural neighborhoods where poisonings remain stubbornly high. Officials are using maps to find and fix the problems.
by Lorna Benson

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Federal agency offers reward for arrest in eagle killing

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has opened a criminal investigation after a bald eagle was found mutilated in a plastic bag near Albert Lea, Minn.
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DNR lifts live bait ban on Mille Lacs walleye fishing

DNR lifts live bait ban on Mille Lacs walleye fishing

State conservation officials Thursday changed course and said Lake Mille Lacs anglers fishing for walleye this season can use live bait. The walleye catch-and-release only rule remains in place.
by Matt Sepic

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Before it was dangerous, lead was the miracle metal that we loved

Before it was dangerous, lead was the miracle metal that we loved

Lead, the "useful metal," was the pride of the Romans. For the last 5,000 years, it was used in products ranging from water pipes and makeup to wine -- until we discovered how poisonous it is.
by Frank Morris

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Climate Cast: Why isn't climate change a bigger campaign issue?

Climate Cast: Why isn't climate change a bigger campaign issue?

Two climate experts discuss why candidates and the media aren't making climate change a bigger focus of the presidential campaign.
by MPR News Staff

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Drought-plagued Californians are still too thirsty

Drought-plagued Californians are still too thirsty

Residents of California have made a good faith effort to use less water but they fell just short of the state's conservation target.
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Mille Lacs businesses want state help to woo non-anglers

Mille Lacs businesses want state help to woo non-anglers

Representatives from Mille Lacs Lake made their case to lawmakers Monday for state aid to help advertise the region's state parks, trails and other recreation amid a major drop-off in the lake's walleye population
by Kyle Potter, Associated Press

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