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MPR News is your source for environment news from Minnesota and across the country.

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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Listen to Climate Cast, the MPR News podcast all about our changing climate and its impact in Minnesota and worldwide.

Farmers adapt to big rains but send trouble downstream

Farmers adapt to big rains but send trouble downstream

Confronting more frequent heavy rains, the state's farmers have extended farmland drainage. Higher crop yields is one result. Another: More dirty water is flowing downstream.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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State tests railroads' ability to respond to oil spills

State tests railroads' ability to respond to oil spills

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency asked the four major railroads operating in the state to respond to take-home drills that test their disaster preparedness.
by Dan Gunderson

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What climate change means for Minnesota moose

What climate change means for Minnesota moose

Northeastern Minnesota has lost half its moose population in less than 10 years. Researchers don't know exactly why, but they believe climate change is likely part of the reason.

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A forest dilemma: What will grow in a changing climate?

A forest dilemma: What will grow in a changing climate?

Managers of Minnesota's forests know their world is changing. But they disagree on how urgently new species should be introduced and how far they should be moved.
by Dan Kraker

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As state warms, a few spots keep their cool

As state warms, a few spots keep their cool

Even as northern Minnesota gradually grows warmer, some scientists are trying to find and preserve "cold spots" to sustain pieces of what defines the north woods.
by Dan Kraker

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Why corporations 'go green' ahead of regulation, public policy

Why corporations 'go green' ahead of regulation, public policy

Andersen Corp. announced plans to reduce their solid waste, energy and water usage 20 percent by 2020.

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They supply brushstrokes for climate change portrait

They supply brushstrokes for climate change portrait

Hundreds of volunteers have been tracking Minnesota weather, and after more than 100 years, their work adds up to a measure of the changing climate.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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1-minute video: Why warming causes bigger storms

1-minute video: Why warming causes bigger storms

Warming means that when it rains in Minnesota, it's more likely to pour. Using popcorn and sugar, MPR News explains the science of this phenomenon.
by Curtis Gilbert and Molly Bloom

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Climate Change in Minnesota: More heat, more big storms

Climate Change in Minnesota: More heat, more big storms

A century of data proves it: Climate changes have arrived in Minnesota. It's warmer on average, especially in winter, and heavier rain falls in bigger storms. Part of our week-long series, "Climate Change in Minnesota."
by Elizabeth Dunbar and Dan Kraker

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