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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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Rare black rhino born at Sioux Falls zoo

The Zoo's 13-year-old eastern black rhino "Imara" recently gave birth to her second calf, a male weighing 92 pounds.

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Another round of environmental review for PolyMet mine plan

Regulators have begun work on a new document to supplement environmental studies for PolyMet Mining's controversial copper-nickel mine near Hoyt Lakes.
by Bob Kelleher

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EPA approves boosting ethanol limit in gas to 15 pct.

EPA approves boosting ethanol limit in gas to 15 pct.

The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday gave the ethanol industry a long awaited boost, approving 15 percent ethanol blends in gasoline, up from the current limit of 10 percent. But the decision was roundly criticized.
by Mark Steil

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Autumn colors in rural Minnesota

Autumn colors in rural Minnesota

Early autumn brought all kinds of color to Minnesota. Reporter Nikki Tundel captured some of this fall's offerings.
by Nikki Tundel

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State warns of water treatment scams in Minnesota

State health officials are warning Minnesota residents to watch out for scare tactics being used to sell unnecessary home water treatment systems that cost thousands of dollars more than those sold by reputable companies.

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Moose population is down, so why are we hunting them?

Moose population is down, so why are we hunting them?

Minnesota's annual moose hunt is underway -- even though the animal is all but gone from northwest Minnesota, and the herd is in decline in the northeast. Even some moose hunters wonder why the state allows the animals to be hunted at all.
by Bob Kelleher

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Gov't: Offshore oil drilling ban to be lifted

The Obama administration is lifting the six-month moratorium on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico imposed after the BP oil spill, officials said Tuesday.

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$533K from Forest Service to help Minn. fight ash borer

$533K from Forest Service to help Minn. fight ash borer

The U.S. Forest Service is providing Minnesota with three grants totaling $533,000 to fight the invasion of the emerald ash borer.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Monitoring Minnesota's lakes

Monitoring Minnesota's lakes

State and federal researchers are taking a very detailed look at some Minnesota lakes, including Lake Carlos, near Alexandria, Elk Lake in Itasca State Park and Trout Lake in Cook County, to monitor the effects of climate change and pollution.

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