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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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DNR aims to strengthen pike population

DNR officials are proposing three pike fishing zones to address challenges with pike in each zone and improve northern pike fishing statewide.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Volkswagen used 'defeat device' to skirt emissions rules, EPA says

Volkswagen used 'defeat device' to skirt emissions rules, EPA says

The agency says some 480,000 diesel-powered Volkswagens have sophisticated software that detects emissions testing -- and "turns full emissions controls on only during the test."

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Climate Cast: Climate change and public health

A discussion about climate change and public health with the first PhD graduate from Columbia University's Climate and Health program.

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Photos: One-of-a-kind Stormwater Park protects Mississippi Watershed

Photos: One-of-a-kind Stormwater Park protects Mississippi Watershed

Stormwater Park and Learning Center in Minneapolis uses engineering, beauty and research to help people learn what happens to rainwater running off buildings, streets and parking lots. It opens Saturday.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Water dispute puts Minneapolis golf course in jeopardy

Water dispute puts Minneapolis golf course in jeopardy

Minneapolis Park Board officials revealed Tuesday night that pumps underneath the city's Hiawatha Golf Club have dumped hundreds of millions of gallons of groundwater a year into nearby Lake Hiawatha. But it's possible they have also been breaking the law.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Lawmaker wants Dayton to oppose clean energy plan

Lawmaker wants Dayton to oppose clean energy plan

State Rep. Pat Garofalo, R-Farmington, argued in a letter that Dayton should join states like North Dakota and Wisconsin in opposing the plan
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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DNR seeks public input on Red River flood project, 'high-hazard' dam

DNR seeks public input on Red River flood project, 'high-hazard' dam

Plans for a massive flood diversion project near Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead, Minn., took a small step forward Monday as Minnesota officials released a draft environmental impact statement and invited public comment.
by Dan Gunderson

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Dayton unveils plan to rescue pheasant population

Dayton unveils plan to rescue pheasant population

The governor's plan seeks to enroll more cropland in conservation programs, improve habitat management and acquire land dedicated to pheasant development.
by The Associated Press

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MN court: Oil pipeline needs environmental review before agency OK

MN court: Oil pipeline needs environmental review before agency OK

An environmental impact statement must be completed for the controversial Sandpiper oil pipeline before it can be approved, the state appeals court ruled Monday, overturning the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.
by Dan Kraker

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