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Fargo-Moorhead flood control project marks milestone

Fargo-Moorhead flood control project marks milestone

Federal, state and local officials are marking a milestone in construction of the $3.2 billion Fargo-Moorhead flood diversion project. A structure that will help divert Red River flood water around Fargo-Moorhead has been completed.
by Dan Gunderson

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Climate change is wreaking havoc on the global insurance market

Climate change is wreaking havoc on the global insurance market

Climate change is wreaking havoc on the global insurance market. That’s the takeaway from a piece in Grist that points out natural disasters now cost the U.S. insurance industry $100 billion a year.
by Paul Huttner and Ngoc Bui

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Minnesota tree nursery plans big expansion to meet demand

Minnesota tree nursery plans big expansion to meet demand

Minnesotans are planting more trees. Efforts to mitigate climate change are driving the demand. The outdated state tree nursery in northern Minnesota is undergoing major renovations so it can grow millions of new seedlings each year.
by Dan Gunderson

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Winter forecast: A warmer North, wetter South because of El Nino, climate change

Winter forecast: A warmer North, wetter South because of El Nino, climate change

Most of the country is predicted to be warmer than normal with that warmth stretching north from Tennessee, Missouri, Nebraska and Nevada, along with nearly all of California, say federal forecasters.
by The Associated Press

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Xcel Energy seeks to grow wind energy in southwest Minnesota

Xcel Energy seeks to grow wind energy in southwest Minnesota

The Minneapolis-based utility is asking for proposals for about 1,200 megawatts of new wind projects. That's enough to power more than 485,000 homes in an average year.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Climate change has some moving to the Midwest

Climate change has some moving to the Midwest

Go Midwest, young man? That’s the title of a recent piece in Time Magazine that touts the Midwest as a place people will likely move to in the future. So which factors make the Midwest a potentially attractive place to relocate?
by Paul Huttner and Ngoc Bui

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How gas utilities used tobacco tactics to avoid gas stove regulations

How gas utilities used tobacco tactics to avoid gas stove regulations

Gas stoves emit potentially harmful pollutants, but utilities and their trade group avoided regulation with tactics perfected by the tobacco industry to cast doubt on science showing health problems.
by Jeff Brady

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