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MPR News is your source for environment news from Minnesota and across the country.

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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MPR News Primer: Climate change

MPR News Primer: Climate change

The atmosphere is warmer. But is that a problem? Is global warming simply a temporary, cyclical phenomenon or evidence of a slow motion crisis? How much of what's happening can be traced to humans and their industries? What, if anything, should be done to stop climate change? Is climate change real?
by Paul Tosto

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Scientists Mann and Hayhoe on politics and science of climate change

Scientists Mann and Hayhoe on politics and science of climate change

Geoscience professor Michael Mann and atmospheric science professor Katharine Hayhoe speak at the Commonwealth Club of California about how and why the study of climate science has become so politicized.

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Wisconsin memorial for dead wolves

Animal lovers are planning a memorial for the wolves Wisconsin hunters killed this fall.

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Permanent storage of nuclear waste still in limbo

Thirty years ago this week the Nuclear Waste Policy Act became law, committing the federal government to finding a permanent storage facility for the nation's nuclear waste.
by Steven John

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Minn. enviros urge against more crude oil transport

Minn. enviros urge against more crude oil transport

Some Minnesota environmental groups are urging state regulators to prevent more crude oil from being transported through the state.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Alaskan oil drilling rig pulled off rocks

Alaskan oil drilling rig pulled off rocks

Inspectors will descend upon a remote Kodiak Island bay to investigate whether a Royal Dutch Shell LLC drilling vessel will need repairs after spending nearly a week aground.

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Minnesota radon testing kits available

More than 40 percent of Minnesota homes have dangerous levels of radon, an odorless, colorless but radioactive gas.

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Grants to build 8 new biking, hiking trails

Grants to build eight new biking and hiking trails across the state have been awarded by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
by Jon Collins

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Lagging recycle rates concern Minnesota lawmakers

Lagging recycle rates concern Minnesota lawmakers

Recycling is not only better for the environment, it's an integral part of a growing economic engine in the state. Experts say people are throwing away resources that those businesses need.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Drought's dry soil causes Minnesota homes to sink

Drought's dry soil causes Minnesota homes to sink

From Rochester, Minn., to Sioux Falls, S.D., homeowners have reported shifting foundations and cracks in basements and walls related to the drought.
by Elizabeth Baier

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