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Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future

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Major pipeline among ideas for aiding arid West

Even as drought-stricken Midwestern states squabble over diminishing water supplies in the region, a new federal-state study raises the idea of constructing a 670-mile pipeline to divert water from one of the Mississippi's major tributaries to help seven arid states in the West.

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U of M hosts Red River Basin forum

The Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota is hosting an international forum Thursday on the water quality challenges facing the Red River Basin in the U.S. and Canada.

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How did 'Silent Spring' shape America?

How did 'Silent Spring' shape America?

Historians have said that the beginning of the American environmental movement can be traced back to the date, 50 years ago, when Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" was published. The work led to the passage of the Clean Water Act and the founding of the Environmental Protection Agency.

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Blighted icon: Volunteers aim to revive American chestnut

Blighted icon: Volunteers aim to revive American chestnut

The American chestnut once towered over everything else in the forest. It was called the "redwood of the East." Then, the blight struck, and by the 1950s, this mightiest of trees was all but extinct. Now, after 30 years of breeding and crossbreeding, The American Chestnut Foundation believes it has developed a potentially blight-resistant tree.

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Corps not budging on Miss. River flap

Corps not budging on Miss. River flap

The Army Corps of Engineers has turned back requests by federal lawmakers and the barge industry to release more water from the Missouri River, believing the drought-starved Mississippi River it feeds still will remain open to shipping despite mounting concerns about water levels.

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James Balog, Will Steger on 'Chasing Ice' and climate change

James Balog, Will Steger on 'Chasing Ice' and climate change

National Geographic photographer James Balog and Minnesota's renowned polar explorer Will Steger look to ice to document the impact of climate change on our planet.
by Will Steger

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'Chasing Ice' video clips

"Chasing Ice" documents the rapid melting of ice in Earth's polar regions. Here's a selection of video clips from the film, and about the filmmaker, James Balog.

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Mineral lease sale delayed; Gov. scolds DNR officials

Mineral lease sale delayed; Gov. scolds DNR officials

Top state officials have declined to approve the sale of 31 leases to explore for minerals, pending the results of a court case.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Minn. defers action on mineral rights leases

State leaders have decided to hold off on awarding a package of mineral rights leases recommended by the Department of Natural Resources.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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EPA sued over haze in Voyageurs Park, Isle Royale

EPA sued over haze in Voyageurs Park, Isle Royale

Several environmental and conservation groups are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over air pollution in Voyageurs National Park and Isle Royale.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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