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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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Solar business owners face end of Xcel incentive program

Xcel Energy wants to end a solar energy incentive program in Minnesota by the end of 2013 that many in the solar business say has been the main driver of growth.
by Conrad Wilson

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Living a plastic-free life

Five years ago, Beth Terry decided that her "unconscious over-consumption" was contributing to the degradation of the environment and harming wildlife. So she committed to stop buying new plastic. We'll talk with her about how successful she's been in her quest.

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Rattled by rattlers? Not this man

Rattled by rattlers? Not this man

Moving timber rattlesnakes away from homes and people takes skill and patience. Convincing people that all rattlers shouldn't be killed on sight is the real challenge.

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The Week in Commentary

The Week in Commentary

A summary of the week's commentaries and some of the responses they provoked.

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Soil bacteria could be key to fighting zebra mussels

Soil bacteria could be key to fighting zebra mussels

Scientists at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources are studying a possible natural solution to zebra mussel infestations.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Forecast: US drought lingering but leveling off

Forecast: US drought lingering but leveling off

The worst drought in the U.S. in decades may be leveling off or even be easing ever so slightly in some lucky locales, federal weather forecasters announced Thursday in a report of little comfort for farmers and ranchers who already have begun tallying this year's losses.

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New fruit fly pest reaches Minn.

A new fruit pest is making Minnesota home. State agriculture officials have confirmed the presence of the spotted wing drosophila.
by Jessica Mador

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New fruit pest confirmed in Minnesota

The invasive pest originated in Asia and was first detected in California in 2008. Since then the pest has spread to several western and eastern states.

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Lawsuit challenges wilderness haze plan

Several environmental groups are challenging Minnesota's plan for reducing haze in national parks and wilderness areas.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Frogs offer signpost to farmland's wildlife impact

Frogs offer signpost to farmland's wildlife impact

Farmers are plowing up millions of acres of grassland and wetlands to put the land into crop production. The change could have great effect on wildlife populations.
by Dan Gunderson

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