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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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Scientists cast doubt on an apparent 'hiatus' in global warming

Scientists cast doubt on an apparent 'hiatus' in global warming

Though past measurements have suggested global warming all but stopped in the late 1990s, newly refined figures show Earth's warming has continued unabated.
by Geoff Brumfiel

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Farmers find healthy soil works for crops, bottom line

Farmers find healthy soil works for crops, bottom line

Research shows no-till farming reduces erosion and cuts the need for fertilizer. Some farmers are buying in, but change comes slowly.
by Dan Gunderson

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Key vote on Minnesota oil pipeline expected this week

Key vote on Minnesota oil pipeline expected this week

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission hears testimony today on whether the Sandpiper pipeline proposed by Enbridge Energy is needed to transport North Dakota crude to refineries in the Midwest.
by Elizabeth Dunbar and Dan Kraker

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5 bighead carp caught in St. Croix River, near Stillwater

5 bighead carp caught in St. Croix River, near Stillwater

It's the farthest upstream invasive carp have been found in the St. Croix, but there's no evidence they're reproducing in Minnesota's St. Croix or Mississippi River waters, officials say.
by The Associated Press

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Study of Minnesota lakes finds widespread drug contamination

Study of Minnesota lakes finds widespread drug contamination

Scientists sampled 11 lakes and four rivers. What they found, the study's author said, points to the need for more research on how pharmaceuticals and other chemicals affect aquatic life.
by Dan Gunderson

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Photo exhibit puts world's water problems into perspective

Photo exhibit puts world's water problems into perspective

A new exhibit at the Weinstein Gallery in Minneapolis showcases photos by Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky, who explores the growing environmental crisis of water scarcity and contamination.
by Marianne Combs

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Minnesota tribes press concerns over pipeline plan, wild rice

Minnesota tribes press concerns over pipeline plan, wild rice

Two bands worry wild rice crops may be damaged by the proposed Sandpiper oil pipeline. As the tribes hold hearings, state officials plan a major ruling on Sandpiper this week.
by Dan Kraker

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Wisconsin hospital's renewable energy push brings the green

Wisconsin hospital's renewable energy push brings the green

In La Crosse, Gundersen Health System is using wood chips, wind farms and dairy cows to generate power, reduce costs and stay competitive. Its efforts are drawing national attention.
by Elizabeth Baier

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