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Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future

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Thawing permafrost vents gases to worsen warming

Thawing permafrost vents gases to worsen warming

Massive amounts of greenhouse gases trapped below thawing permafrost will likely seep into the air over the next several decades, accelerating and amplifying global warming, scientists warn.
by Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

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Legislative Auditor: More documentation needed for Legacy Amendment

Legislative Auditor: More documentation needed for Legacy Amendment

The state Legislative Auditor today recommended more documentation be kept about how Legacy Amendment funds are spent to ensure lawmakers are complying with the law.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Minnesotans urged not to let Christmas tree pests invade homes

The state Agriculture Department is telling Minnesotans not to let pests into their homes this holiday season -- and they're not talking about relatives.

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Army Corps to restore fish barrier power setting

Army Corps to restore fish barrier power setting

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will restore a higher power setting on an electric barrier designed to prevent Asian carp and other fish from using a Chicago-area waterway to migrate between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River systems.

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EPA completes Minneapolis arsenic cleanup

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has completed an arsenic cleanup project.

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Longtime Superior National Forest chief retiring

The man who has run the Superior National Forest for 15 sometimes tumultuous years is retiring at the end of December.

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Christmas tree growers push 'green' message

Christmas tree growers push 'green' message

Christmas tree growers are trying to capitalize on their message that their products are good for the earth with a growing environmentally conscious segment of the population, including the young.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Budget cuts imperil environmental programs, along with health and safety

Budget cuts imperil environmental programs, along with health and safety

A 24-state survey by the national association of state environmental agency leaders showed agency budgets decreasing by an average of $12 million in 2011. The Washington, D.C.-based group also says federal grants to help states administer new federal Environmental Protection Agency rules regarding air and water quality also have waned.

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Push to keep invasives out driving force behind ballast water measures

Push to keep invasives out driving force behind ballast water measures

The quest to stop invasive species from reaching the Great Lakes in the ballast water of ocean-going ships is moving forward, but there's a lot of argument over how strict requirements should be.
by Dan Kraker

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UN: Concentrations of greenhouse gases hit record

UN: Concentrations of greenhouse gases hit record

Concentrations of carbon dioxide up 39 percent since the start of the industrial era in 1750, the U.N. weather agency said Monday.

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