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Big rise in irrigation pumping draws DNR attention to Minnesota's 'Bonanza Valley'

Big rise in irrigation pumping draws DNR attention to Minnesota's 'Bonanza Valley'

A 175 percent increase in irrigation pumping over 25 years has caused the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to single out this west central Minnesota area as one of three places to focus on groundwater management.
by Dan Haugen

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Obama wants more fuel-efficient trucks on US roads

Obama wants more fuel-efficient trucks on US roads

Drawing a link between reduced fuel consumption and climate change, President Barack Obama said Tuesday that his administration will issue tougher fuel-efficiency standards for delivery trucks by March 2016.
by The Associated Press

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LIVE National Press Club: Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz

LIVE National Press Club: Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz

US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz answers questions at the National Press Club about energy policies including oil and gas fracking, coal emissions standards, fuel economy, nuclear power, renewable energy, climate change and more.

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Study: As Arctic ice melts, region darkens, making Earth warmer

Study: As Arctic ice melts, region darkens, making Earth warmer

With more dark, open water in the summer, less of the sun's heat is reflected back into space. So the entire Earth is absorbing more heat than expected, according to a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Debate looms over Minnesota's water

Even in the land of 10,000 lakes, water is no longer unlimited. Lakes shrink, groundwater drops, wells go dry or get contaminated. Some cities have to look harder for good municipal water or pay more to treat it. Twenty years ago these were isolated problems. But three-quarters of Minnesota's residents get their water from aquifer-tapping wells, and today parts of the state seem to be on a path that is not sustainable.

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Deer population goals for SE Minn. to be set

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will hold a public meeting this Wednesday to discuss deer population goals for southeastern Minnesota.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Kerry mocks climate change deniers, likens them to 'the Flat Earth Society'

Kerry mocks climate change deniers, likens them to 'the Flat Earth Society'

"The science is unequivocal, and those who refuse to believe it are simply burying their heads in the sand," the U.S. Secretary of State said. "We don't have time for a meeting anywhere of the Flat Earth Society."
by The Associated Press

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Numbers improve, but Minn. moose not out of the woods

Numbers improve, but Minn. moose not out of the woods

Though their numbers show "no significant change" compared to last year, the moose population is still down dramatically from years past, the state DNR says.
by Dan Kraker

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Shiny and new: World's largest solar plant opens in Nevada

Shiny and new: World's largest solar plant opens in Nevada

he $2.2 billion, 400-megawatt Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, which covers 5 square miles near the Nevada-California border and has three 40-story towers where the light is focused, is a joint project by NRG Energy, Google and BrightSource Energy.

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