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Global warming's 'evil twin': acid oceans

Global warming's 'evil twin': acid oceans

Carbon raises acid levels and threatens the food chain.

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Pipeline leaks production fluid in western ND

About 560 barrels of production fluid have leaked from a pipeline into a drainage system in western North Dakota.
by The Associated Press

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Restrictions on open burning take effect

Restrictions on open burning take effect Monday across a swath of central Minnesota.
by Dan Gunderson

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Climate change adjustments must be fast and large, U.N. panel says

Climate change adjustments must be fast and large, U.N. panel says

Greenhouse gas emissions will have to drop 40 to 70 percent by 2050 -- and then drop even more, to nearly zero by the end of this century -- a new U.N. report says.

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DNR opening more space for trout fishing

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is giving metro-area anglers more opportunities for trout fishing, just in time for Saturday's stream trout opener.
by Martin Moylan

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Volunteers clean up St. Paul

The St. Paul Department of Parks and Recreation is organizing what will be the city's first volunteer-based cleanup effort it two years.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Gassy cows are warming the planet, and they're here to stay

Gassy cows are warming the planet, and they're here to stay

You may have heard how methane from livestock heat the planet, but reducing global meat consumption isn't necessarily the solution.
by Maanvi Singh

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What would you do with $1 million to spend on water?

A symposium on water in Minneapolis ended with the question, what would you do with a million dollars to spend on water in Minnesota? It got three different answers that had something in common.
by Dave Peters

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