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Lawmakers pass much needed permitting reforms for clean energy projects as session wraps

Lawmakers pass much needed permitting reforms for clean energy projects as session wraps

The 2024 Minnesota Legislature session ended in chaotic fashion. But lawmakers did manage to get through changes that will speed up the permitting process for green projects and help address the backlog of proposals awaiting approval.
by Paul Huttner and Ngoc Bui

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Hatchlings spotted on DNR FalconCam, new EagleCam in the works

Hatchlings spotted on DNR FalconCam, new EagleCam in the works

Three of four falcon eggs laid this year in the livestreamed nest in St. Paul have hatched, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday. And an agency official says the DNR is also working to finalize the return of its popular EagleCam.
by Matt Mikus

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Lawmakers pass reforms to cut red tape for clean energy projects

Lawmakers pass reforms to cut red tape for clean energy projects

Clean energy developers and utilities have complained that the state’s permitting process is a roadblock to getting new wind and solar projects and transmission lines built. Now, reforms to streamline the projects and power lines Minnesota needs as it shifts to clean energy are in place.
by Kirsti Marohn

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How to stay safe during a canoe trip

How to stay safe during a canoe trip

The news of two missing canoeists may make you feel uneasy, so we talked to an outfitter in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Report: Mississippi River’s St. Cloud watershed sees progress, ongoing threats

Report: Mississippi River’s St. Cloud watershed sees progress, ongoing threats

The Mississippi River-St. Cloud watershed northwest of the Twin Cities includes fast-growing counties such as Wright and Sherburne. The latest data show some improvement in water quality, but also challenges including the loss of shoreline buffers to development.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Heavy rain hampering rescue efforts for missing canoeists in Boundary Waters

Heavy rain hampering rescue efforts for missing canoeists in Boundary Waters

Heavy rainfall is hampering ongoing rescue and recovery efforts for two canoeists who have been missing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness since Saturday evening, after two canoes carrying four people went over Curtain Falls.
by Dan Kraker

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Search continues for 2 people missing after canoes went over waterfall in Boundary Waters

Search continues for 2 people missing after canoes went over waterfall in Boundary Waters

Search efforts continued Monday amid poor weather and difficult water conditions for two people who went missing over the weekend after their canoes went over a waterfall in northern Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
by MPR News Staff

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When sea otters lose their favorite foods, they can use tools to go after new ones

When sea otters lose their favorite foods, they can use tools to go after new ones

Some otters rely on tools to bust open hard-shelled prey items like snails, and a new study suggests this tool use is helping them to survive as their favorite, easier-to-eat foods disappear.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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