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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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Eurasian ruffe DNA found in southern Lake Michigan

Genetic material from an invasive fish called the Eurasian ruffe has been found in southern Lake Michigan for the first time, raising the possibility that it could migrate into the Mississippi River watershed.

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Slashing fossil fuel consumption comes with a price

People have been dreaming about clean energy for decades. And for decades, the world has relied overwhelmingly on the much cheaper fossil fuels. Coal, oil and natural gas made up 82 percent of total energy consumed 25 years ago, and they still make up 82 percent of the world's energy diet today.

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Otto: Think of taxpayers when considering copper-nickel mining

Otto: Think of taxpayers when considering copper-nickel mining

State Auditor Rebecca Otto has been an outspoken skeptic of proposals to mine copper and nickel in northern Minnesota.
by Cathy Wurzer

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DNR investigates fish kill in lake near St. Paul

Minnesota officials on Monday were trying to determine what killed thousands of fish in Lake Owasso.

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Photos: At PolyMet, ramping up to mine copper

Photos: At PolyMet, ramping up to mine copper

PolyMet Mining hopes to unlock copper in the rock of northeastern Minnesota. Their plans bring hope for economic development and fear of environmental damage to the region that used to be the hub of the iron ore industry in the state.

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Map: Proposed copper-nickel mines in Minnesota

A study on how an open pit copper-nickel mine could change the landscape just north of the town of Hoyt Lakes will be released in a 1,800-page environmental impact statement available on Dec. 6. This map shows the locations of proposed sites for the PolyMet and Twin Metals copper-nickel mines northern Minnesota.

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PolyMet copper-nickel mine: Economic opportunity or too environmentally risky?

PolyMet copper-nickel mine: Economic opportunity or too environmentally risky?

This Friday the public will get its first peek at a long anticipated environmental study of one of the state's most controversial development projects in years: copper and nickel mining in northeastern Minnesota.
by Elizabeth Dunbar and Dan Kraker

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Timeline: PolyMet's history in Minnesota

Timeline: PolyMet's history in Minnesota

PolyMet Mining hopes to be the first Minnesota company to mine copper, nickel and precious metals in northern Minnesota. The company's NorthMet project would be located north of Hoyt Lakes in the Superior National Forest. Below is a timeline of the company's history in Minnesota.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Is the Lewis and Clark project a pipeline to nowhere?

Is the Lewis and Clark project a pipeline to nowhere?

More than 100 miles of pipe have been laid in South Dakota and Iowa for the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System. But not a drop of water has crossed into Minnesota.
by Mark Steil

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