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Air clearer, but wildfire smoke could return

Air clearer, but wildfire smoke could return

Air quality in most of the state is now rated as "good," according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
by Jon Collins

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‘Ripple’ around the world

You can't beat a song around the world to start a day. Playing for Change is a movement to connect the world through music. And why not? Nothing else seems to be working. The video released this week honors the Grateful Dead's final concert.
by Bob Collins

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Canadian fires turn Minnesota air 'unhealthy'

Canadian fires turn Minnesota air 'unhealthy'

At the "unhealthy" air level, anyone may be affected and members of sensitive groups --including children, the elderly and people with respiratory problems -- may feel serious health effects.
by MPR News Staff

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After sketchy science, Shark Week promises to turn over a new fin

Shark Week is here, and scientists are afraid. Not of the toothy swimmers -- but of inaccuracies, bad science and the demonization of animals that aren't as ferocious as Discovery Channel has made out.
by Neda Ulaby

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Canadian wildfires causing unhealthy air in Minnesota

The MPCA reports that the air quality is rated unhealthy for everyone from a large part of northwestern Minnesota, extending down to Brainerd and St. Cloud toward the Twin Cities suburbs.
by The Associated Press

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How severe weather exacerbates climate change

How severe weather exacerbates climate change

Michael Mann, professor of meteorology at Penn State, joined the discussion.

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Gas plant marks milestone for NE Minnesota power

Minnesota Power officials today will recognize the opening of the company's first natural gas fired power plant, an operation that used to run on coal.
by Dan Kraker

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