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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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St. Louis River cleanup 'jump started'

The EPA designated 43 Great Lakes Areas of Concern in 1987. Since then, only one has been removed from the list.
by Dan Kraker

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DNR: Check for invasive species as summer wraps up

Checking docks and boat lifts as they are pulled from the lake is a good way to find new zebra mussel infestations.
by Dan Gunderson

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Snakes in the grass: A key to Minnesota's vanishing prairie

Snakes in the grass: A key to Minnesota's vanishing prairie

Scientists are tracking snakes in southeastern Minnesota to monitor their health, but also the health of the larger ecosystem.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Volcanoes in Iceland, Papua New Guinea keep residents on edge

Volcanoes in Iceland, Papua New Guinea keep residents on edge

Two volcanoes half a world apart are causing havoc today: Several flights have been diverted around an eruption in Papua New Guinea, and authorities in Iceland briefly put aviation on highest alert (again) owing to a temperamental Mount Bardarbunga, which has been rumbling for the past week.

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Enbridge wins Minnesota OK for oil pipeline

The project still needs federal environmental review and State Department approval.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Wolf vs. dog warning issued in Cook County

There have been several recent incidents involving wolves on the north side of Grand Marais.
by The Associated Press

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DNR to address declining walleye population in New Brighton tonight

At a meeting tonight, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources officials plan to offer explanation of what they believe is happening with walleye reproduction on the Lake Mille Lacs.

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There's a big leak in America's water tower

Scientists say global warming is scrambling the complex relationship between water and nature and could threaten some species with extinction as well as bring hardship to ranchers and farmers already suffering from prolonged drought.
by Christopher Joyce

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