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Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future

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Making sense of the Keystone XL oil pipeline

Making sense of the Keystone XL oil pipeline

The project is considered a jobs generator to some and an ecological disaster to others. A Senate vote approving completion of the pipeline is scheduled for today.
by Scott Horsley and Jeff Brady

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Report: Feds must help communities adapt to climate change

A panel lists dozens of ways the federal government can better help communities deal with extreme weather and other impacts of climate change.
by Dan Kraker

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DNR tightens winter walleye rules for Upper Red Lake

DNR tightens winter walleye rules for Upper Red Lake

The rule changes come following record walleye harvests the past winter and summer from the northwest Minnesota lake, state officials say.
by John Enger

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To end food waste, change needs to begin at home

Food is the largest single source of waste in the U.S. More food ends up in landfills than plastic or paper.

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Chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission at the National Press Club

Chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission at the National Press Club

Live broadcast from the National Press Club. The chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Allison Macfarlane discussues the safety of nuclear power plants and the storage of nuclear waste. Minnesota gets 22 percent of its electricity from nuclear power.

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Study: Climate change to make lightning more common

Study: Climate change to make lightning more common

The likelihood of getting struck by lightning has long been a metaphor for something with an exceedingly remote probability. But that could be changing.

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With drought the new normal, food producers find they have to change

With drought the new normal, food producers find they have to change

Three years of severe drought in California is forcing a lot of farmers and ranchers to make tough choices. Yet, they have also discovered unexpected opportunities.
by Kirk Siegler

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Why the 'invasivores' haven't pounced on bear meat

Why the 'invasivores' haven't pounced on bear meat

Bear is a traditional American food, but the omnivore's meat isn't going to become a staple at the dinner table anytime soon.
by David Sommerstein

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Moose spotted in southern Minnesota

Department of Natural Resources specialists say it's unusual for a moose to travel that far from northern Minnesota.
by The Associated Press

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