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Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future

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MPR News video: Great Lakes lamprey

At a dam along the Brule River in Northern Wisconsin, Great Lakes Indian and Wildlife Commission section leader Bill Mattes shows MPR News a lamprey, a boneless fish that was responsible for nearly wiping out the trout populations in the Great Lakes.

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N. Minn. bog to be site of massive global warming study

N. Minn. bog to be site of massive global warming study

A $50 million project in a remote bog north of Grand Rapids could help researchers over the next decade answer critical questions about global warming.
by Tom Robertson

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Feds give $1.6M for St. Paul redevelopment

The federal government Wednesday gave $1.6 million in grants to the St. Paul Port Authority to redevelop contaminated properties.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Participation up in farm land conservation

Minnesota's Farm Service Agency director said she's pleased with participation in recent Conservation Reserve Program signup.
by Dan Gunderson

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Lawsuit alleges MPCA failed to enforce standard

An environmental group and a lake association are suing the state, claiming the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has failed to enforce water quality standards in Lake Winona.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Big S. Mpls. arsenic cleanup program done

Big S. Mpls. arsenic cleanup program done

Residents of south Minneapolis joined with federal, state, and city officials Tuesday to celebrate completion of a massive arsenic cleanup program.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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MPCA pesticide decision could save lakeshore owners' cash

MPCA pesticide decision could save lakeshore owners' cash

Lakeshore homeowners could save money because the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has decided to piggy-back on Department of Natural Resources rules for pesticides used to control aquatic weeds.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Winona approves frac sand mining permit

Winona approves frac sand mining permit

The Winona City Council has approved a permit to allow a local trucking company to ship frac sand through city's commercial barge dock on the Mississippi River.

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Lino Lakes: 'Do not drink the water' order

Residents in Lino Lakes are being told not to drink city water because it might contain bad bacteria.

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Report says state spends millions on invasive species

Report says state spends millions on invasive species

A new report commissioned by The Nature Conservancy says Minnesota spends nearly $8 million a year fighting aquatic invasive species.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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