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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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Environmentalists split over need for nuclear power

Environmentalists split over need for nuclear power

The world's demand for energy is likely to double or triple in the next few decades. Wind and solar power should be expanded as fast as they can. But there's doubt whether they can grow fast enough. That makes the nuclear option more attractive.
by Richard Harris

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EPA asked to measure mining's effects on Lake Superior

Representatives of 59 Midwestern groups asked the Environmental Protection Agency today to consider the cumulative effects of mining across the Lake Superior basin, including from the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine.
by Dan Kraker

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PolyMet plans to offset wetland destruction

PolyMet plans to offset wetland destruction

PolyMet Mining has applied for its first permit for what it hopes will become Minnesota's first copper-nickel mine.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Council advises $108M in Legacy spending for '14

A state council is recommending the Legislature spend about $108 million in Legacy Amendment funds next year on habitat projects.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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When science and politics collide

When science and politics collide

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Minn. reports success against emerald ash borers

Stingless wasps released in Great River Bluffs State Park near Winona two years ago are reproducing, which state officials say is evidence they're attacking destructive emerald ash borers.
by The Associated Press

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Robots could help farmers rein in fertilizer pollution

Robots could help farmers rein in fertilizer pollution

When it comes time to fertilizing a cornfield, most farmers use huge machines that weigh at least 10 tons. But three brothers in Minnesota have created a tiny robot they say can do the same job much more efficiently.
by Thomas Andrew Gustafson

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Potentially harmful vapor levels found under Mpls homes

The testing follows the state's discovery in September of trichloroethylene soil vapors at public sites across the neighborhood.
by Jon Collins

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