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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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U of M students blog from Cancun climate summit

Just as with the Copenhagen conference, a group of University of Minnesota students are at the international climate change gathering this year in Cancun.
by Tom Crann

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Minn. to get over $8.8M in conservation grants

Minnesota is getting over $8.8 million dollars in federal grants for conservation projects in the Mississippi River Basin.

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State to launch website to track Legacy funding

State to launch website to track Legacy funding

A new website being launched early next month will give Minnesotans a chance to see how sales tax money from the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment is being spent.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Energy Secretary Chu live at the National Press Club

Energy Secretary Chu live at the National Press Club

Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy, speaks at the National Press Club about the need to accelerate technological innovation to meet the nation's demand for energy and reach its climate goals.

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Mpls. riverfront designers visit city this week

The four teams of architects competing to redesign the north Minneapolis riverfront are in town this week.
by Matt Sepic

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Mining pollution may be hurting Minn's wild rice

Mining pollution may be hurting Minn's wild rice

High levels of sulfates released from Minnesota's mining industry are suspected of diminishing Minnesota's native wild rice beds. The state is reconsidering its current standard for sulfate in wild rice waters, but until recently it hasn't been enforcing the existing standard.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Critics say Obama slow to act on endangered species

Critics say Obama slow to act on endangered species

Environmental groups are criticizing the Obama administration for what they say is a continuing backlog of plants and animals in need of protection under the Endangered Species Act.

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Tough fight ahead in Wisconsin against deer disease

Tough fight ahead in Wisconsin against deer disease

The fight against chronic wasting disease in Wisconsin deer is being hampered by politics and the powerful traditions of the state's annual deer hunt, according to officials and wildlife experts with the state Department of Natural Resources.

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Explorer Lonnie Dupre prepares for his next adventure

Explorer Lonnie Dupre prepares for his next adventure

Polar explorer and adventurer Lonnie Dupre has his sights set on another goal: climbing North America's highest mountain, Mt. McKinley, in January. It's a feat previously achieved by only one team.

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