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Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future

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Barge sinks in Lake Huron, spilling diesel fuel

Diesel fuel from a barge that sank in stormy Lake Huron has reached the Michigan shoreline, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

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Climate change affects Native communities

Native American and Alaska Native leaders say climate change has resulted in their villages being under water because of coastal erosion, former fishing grounds turning to dead zones, drought persisting year after year and much more because of climate change.

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Tests find Big Sandy Lake water safe

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says tests find bacterial levels are safe at Big Sandy Lake near McGregor.

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Forecast: Hot weather to linger into fall

Federal weather forecasters predict the unusually hot, dry weather that has gripped much of the nation will linger into fall, especially for the parched heartland.

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Panel suggests 48 environmental projects

The advisory group on lottery-funded environmental projects is recommending 48 projects totaling more than $36 million.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Deformed Minnesota frogs still largely a mystery 17 years later

Deformed Minnesota frogs still largely a mystery 17 years later

After seventeen years of sleuthing, scientists still have not solved the mystery of what caused frogs to develop abnormally in a south central Minnesota pond. The biologist who led the research tells the story in her new book.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Nuclear waste hauled from Wis. plant

A massive project to remove decades-old radioactive waste from a western Wisconsin power plant is finally under way following five years of planning.

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DNR: Warm weather is stressing fish in Minnesota lakes

DNR: Warm weather is stressing fish in Minnesota lakes

The hot weather this summer is having a big impact on the lakes in our region. Don Pereira of the Fisheries Research Policy Manager for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources talked about the issue with Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer.
by Cathy Wurzer

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3-day search in Chicago lake finds no Asian carp

3-day search in Chicago lake finds no Asian carp

Officials say a three-day sweep turned up no Asian carp in Chicago's Lake Calumet, where DNA from the invasive fish had been found repeatedly in recent months.

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Toxic blue-green algae prompts warnings

Minnesota's extended stretch of hot weather has prompted a warning about toxic blue-green algae.

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