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First Black female jockey Cheryl White celebrated in Minnesota

First Black female jockey Cheryl White celebrated in Minnesota

Raymond White is traveling to Minnesota this coming weekend to share his sister’s legacy with a nonprofit equestrian program for BIPOC youth in the Twin Cities.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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3M appoints new CEO to lead company

3M appoints new CEO to lead company

3M has appointed its next chief executive officer, choosing a candidate from outside the company.
by MPR News Staff

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In northern Minnesota, researchers and foresters prepare for emerald ash borer invasion

In northern Minnesota, researchers and foresters prepare for emerald ash borer invasion

The invasive emerald ash borer has slowly munched its way across the state since it was first discovered in St. Paul in 2009. Now it’s on the doorstep of the largest ash forest in North America.
by Dan Kraker

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Minnesota lawmakers look to put packaging companies on the hook for materials waste

Minnesota lawmakers look to put packaging companies on the hook for materials waste

Amid growing amounts of discarded packaging materials, lawmakers ask: Who should pay to deal with it and how to slim the pile? A bill before the Minnesota Legislature puts that onus on packaging companies.
by Clay Masters

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Minnesota-grown technology helps scientists track wildlife around the globe

Minnesota-grown technology helps scientists track wildlife around the globe

Much of the research conducted around the world on hundreds of species of wildlife — from large mammals including moose and wolves, to birds and fish and reptiles, even insects — relies on technology developed, in part, in Minnesota.
by Dan Kraker

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Climate solution or pipe dream? Carbon capture and coal power plants

Climate solution or pipe dream? Carbon capture and coal power plants

An electric cooperative that serves customers in Minnesota and North Dakota wants to build one of the worlds largest carbon capture facilities. Skeptics doubt Project Tundra will work, but the Biden administration has thrown its support behind the nearly $2 billion project.
by Dan Gunderson

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