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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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Outdoor lovers OK Wis. crane hunt

The Wisconsin Conservation Congress asked people at its annual statewide hearings Monday whether they would support a crane hunt.

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Study: Farm runoff costly for small towns to clean up

Some Minnesota towns face high costs to clean up their drinking water because of pollution runoff from farms, according to a report today from an environmental group.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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'Jeep Fire' completely contained, DNR says

A fire that burned 1,600 acres of forest and grassland in north central Minnesota is now completely contained.
by Tim Post

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US military lab joins battle for renewable energy

US military lab joins battle for renewable energy

Among the initiatives is a competition to spur discoveries and a goal of generating enough renewable energy on military bases by 2025 to equal the output of three nuclear plants.

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MPR News Primer: Copper-nickel mining

MPR News Primer: Copper-nickel mining

A look at the issue of copper nickel mining in Minnesota.
by Paul Tosto

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Petitioners want review of 3M waste plan

A community group in Cottage Grove says it has collected more than 400 signatures on a petition asking for a detailed environmental review for 3M's plan to bring hazardous waste to its incinerator.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Will Minn. see more wildfires this year?

The wildfire that started over the weekend in Wadena County in north-central Minnesota is 80 percent contained and has burned more than 1,400 acres of woods and brush. Is this a sign of the wildfire season to come?

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Nimrod wildfire continues to burn

Crews from five area fire departments, the Department of Natural Resources and Wadena County have fought the fire since it started Sunday.
by Tim Post

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Can ag feed the world without destroying it? Looking for the Minnesota answer

Can ag feed the world without destroying it? Looking for the Minnesota answer

The director of the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment, Jon Foley, poses in a TED talk the question of how agriculture can feed the world without destroying it. What’s your answer on the ground in Minnesota?
by Dave Peters

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Gas prices are nothing to complain about

Gas prices are nothing to complain about

If we're truly bothered, there's plenty we can do to protect ourselves.
by Karin Winegar

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