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Environmental News

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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Minn. to select conservation projects for grants

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is accepting applications through the end of business Monday for a new $3.7 million conservation grant program.

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New concerns raised over blacktop sealant runoff

New concerns raised over blacktop sealant runoff

A long-standing ritual of homeowners - sealing their blacktop driveways - is getting new scrutiny from the state of Minnesota because sealant from driveways and parking lots may be washing off into ponds and streams as hazardous waste.
by Tim Nelson

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Livestock farmers have last chance to get waivers

Livestock farmers have last chance to get waivers

A voluntary program to help livestock farmers comply with environmental regulations ends next year and those who haven't made the changes yet have until the end of the week to apply for a waiver. Otherwise, the agreement commits farmers to make improvements by the end of next year.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Deal struck on Great Lakes ship pollution

Deal struck on Great Lakes ship pollution

Congressional negotiators reached a deal Tuesday that would effectively exempt 13 shipping companies that haul iron ore, coal and other freight on the Great Lakes from a proposed federal rule meant to reduce air pollution.
by John Flesher, Associated Press

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Golden eagle returns to Minnesota

Golden eagle returns to Minnesota

This is the time of year when the skies are filled with migrating birds. There's one big bird that researchers are very interested in -- a golden eagle who was nursed back to health in Minnesota and released in March, wearing a special GPS unit strapped to his back. The latest data from the unit shows he's back in Minnesota.
by Cathy Wurzer

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