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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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How climate change may affect your bottom line

How climate change may affect your bottom line

We look at forecasts for the economic impact of climate change.

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Rogers stops radio-collaring bears for research

Rogers stops radio-collaring bears for research

Controversial bear researcher Lynn Rogers said he has removed radio collars from bears involved in a long-running northern Minnesota research project.
by Jon Collins

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What's up at the lake (or river)? There's a website for that

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's new web page allows people to look up specific bodies of water to be connected with information about everything from swimming conditions to fish consumption to invasive species.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Floods carry pollution into Minnesota's rivers

Floods carry pollution into Minnesota's rivers

"We had high intensity rain, and we've got overland flow and stormwater runoff going into the river," said Pat Baskfield, of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and coordinator of a statewide river monitoring program.
by Mark Steil

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Farmers, truckers at odds over new biodiesel rule

Farmers, truckers at odds over new biodiesel rule

Starting on Tuesday, most diesel fuel sold in Minnesota will contain 10 percent biodiesel, which is double the current portion. The requirement is the latest step in Minnesota's push for more renewable fuels.
by Mark Steil

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Zebra mussels surface in popular Becker County lake

Zebra mussels surface in popular Becker County lake

More than 175 Minnesota lakes and rivers are now infested with zebra mussels, an invasive species that can push out native mussels.
by Dan Gunderson

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White House task force to save bees stirs hornet's nest

White House task force to save bees stirs hornet's nest

At the center of the controversy is the bee initiative's language asking the Environmental Protection Agency to investigate the role of neonicotinoids, a class of insecticides that researchers have implicated in the disintegration of bee colonies.
by Gregory Barber

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Study: Chemicals spreading in Minnesota groundwater

Study: Chemicals spreading in Minnesota groundwater

A state and federal study of Minnesota's groundwater has found increasing evidence of consumer and other chemicals known as 'contaminants of emerging concern.'
by Elizabeth Dunbar and Dave Peters

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'Bee-friendly' plants may not be, advocates say

'Bee-friendly' plants may not be, advocates say

The group, Friends of the Earth, said too many retailers are selling garden plants treated with harmful insecticides.
by Jake Schultz

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