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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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Climate Cast: How the decline of the Amazon rainforest is changing the climate

Climate Cast: How the decline of the Amazon rainforest is changing the climate

New research shows that the Amazon rainforest isn't absorbing as much carbon dioxide as it once was. Kerri Miller and Paul Huttner with MPR News talk with one of the lead researchers.

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Minnesota ramps up hunt for arsenic in wells

Minnesota ramps up hunt for arsenic in wells

Health officials are testing and retesting hundreds of private wells for arsenic. They estimate 10 percent of the state's 450,000 private wells have levels that exceed federal standards.
by Jennifer Vogel

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Meet the cool beans designed to beat climate change

Meet the cool beans designed to beat climate change

A planet that is warming at extraordinary speed may require extraordinary new food crops.
by Dan Charles

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McCollum blasts new wild rice plan

McCollum blasts new wild rice plan

The state shouldn't lower water quality standards to "cater to any industry," says DFL U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum.
by Tom Scheck

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MPCA wild rice, clean water plan walks political tightrope

MPCA wild rice, clean water plan walks political tightrope

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Tuesday called for a "new approach" to regulate sulfates in wild rice waters, though it's not clear if it will satisfy business or environmental groups.
by MPR News Staff

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Are Minnesota’s water pollution standards outdated?

Are Minnesota’s water pollution standards outdated?

As the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency prepares to release new environmental standards, U.S. Steel is lobbying the Legislature to delay the implementation of a clean water standard aimed at protecting water where wild rice grows.
by Michael Olson

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