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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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Changing the protection of wild rice waters: What you need to know

Changing the protection of wild rice waters: What you need to know

In a move that could have an impact on mining in northeastern Minnesota, the state started taking public comment this week on a proposal to change the way it protects waters where wild rice grows.
by Dan Kraker

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Testing chemical risk in MN lakes, scientists shrink to the cell level

Testing chemical risk in MN lakes, scientists shrink to the cell level

Researchers for years have found low levels of antidepressants, insect repellent and other chemicals in Minnesota lakes. But what's the danger? New tools are helping answer that question.
by Dan Gunderson

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Dayton to visit mines to help him decide on PolyMet

Dayton to visit mines to help him decide on PolyMet

The governor wants a firsthand look at both the perils and the promise of the proposed Minnesota mine.
by Dan Kraker

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High and dry: A deep dive into the water crisis

High and dry: A deep dive into the water crisis

From the parched California coast to soaring water bills in New York, this episode of Reveal takes an in-depth look at water issues around the country.

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Your daily Earth selfie

Your daily Earth selfie

The NASA and NOAA Deep Space Climate Observatory bring daily selfies of the Earth to a website near you.
by William Lager

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'Tis the season for drunken waxwings

'Tis the season for drunken waxwings

If you look out your back window and see a bird that just doesn't look quite right, it may be a cedar waxwing and it may be drunk.
by Tom Crann

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U.S. Forest Service sued over a bottler's water permit

U.S. Forest Service sued over a bottler's water permit

Nestle pays nearly nothing for the water it bottles as Arrowhead.

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U.S. Forest Service sued over a bottler's water permit

U.S. Forest Service sued over a bottler's water permit

Nestle pays nearly nothing for the water it bottles as Arrowhead.

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Officials: Emerald ash borer reaches northern Minnesota

Officials: Emerald ash borer reaches northern Minnesota

Emerald ash borers have been found in Duluth, marking the first discovery of the tree-killing pests in northern Minnesota, state agriculture officials said Friday.
by MPR News Staff

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