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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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IQ2 debate: raise the gas tax to fund infrastructure?

A debate from the Intelligence Squared series. Federal money for roads, bridges and mass transit comes from the Highway Trust Fund, which is running out of money. The federal gas tax of 18.4 cents a gallon hasn't been increased in more than two decades. Should the feds raise the gas tax, or should the government set better priorities?

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What's next for PolyMet mine?

What's next for PolyMet mine?

Minnesota regulators are closer than ever to approving the state's first copper-nickel mine.
by Dan Kraker

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2nd train derails in Wisconsin in 2 days, spills crude oil

2nd train derails in Wisconsin in 2 days, spills crude oil

A Canadian Pacific Railway train derailed Sunday, spilling less than 1,000 gallons of crude oil and prompting evacuations in Wisconsin, the second day in a row a freight train derailed in the state.
by The Associated Press

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Photos: Juvenile bald eagle preps to fly free after rehab

Photos: Juvenile bald eagle preps to fly free after rehab

Volunteers took a juvenile bald eagle out to Como Park for a workout, part of the effort to get it ready to be released into the wild.

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Big trouble looms for California salmon - and for fisherman

Big trouble looms for California salmon - and for fisherman

Thanks to a blazing hot summer and unusually warm water, early counts of juvenile winter-run Chinook are at extreme low levels. To protect them, regulators may restrict ocean fishing.
by Alastair Bland

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DNR: PolyMet mine safeguards would protect NE Minn. environment

DNR: PolyMet mine safeguards would protect NE Minn. environment

A milestone Minnesota Department of Natural Resources report says PolyMet's plans to control pollution from a proposed massive copper-nickel mine are sufficient to protect the region's natural resources. Critics are unlikely to agree.
by Dan Kraker

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Mine wastewater floods countryside in Brazil after 2 dams fail

Mine wastewater floods countryside in Brazil after 2 dams fail

The wave of mud was more than 8 feet tall as it overwhelmed houses, leaving a coating of mud and mineral waste. Rescue crews are still looking for survivors. At least one person has died.

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President Obama rejects Keystone XL pipeline plan

President Obama rejects Keystone XL pipeline plan

The president said that "after extensive public outreach" and consultations, the State Department determined that the oil pipeline "would not serve the national interests of the United States." He added, "I agree with that decision."

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