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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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Airline passengers could be in for a rougher ride, thanks to climate change

Airline passengers could be in for a rougher ride, thanks to climate change

Research in recent years has pointed to more incidents of clear-air turbulence in the jet stream brought on by rising temperatures. Airline crews and passengers are feeling the effects firsthand.
by Scott Neuman

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A 'new normal': Health officials, poultry farmers brace for likely return of avian flu

A 'new normal': Health officials, poultry farmers brace for likely return of avian flu

Avian influenza has returned to Minnesota after a brief break. A new outbreak of the virus was reported this week in a backyard flock in southern Minnesota. The virus caused 110 outbreaks in poultry flocks across Minnesota last year and caused the deaths of numerous wild raptors and waterfowl. Here’s what experts tracking the virus are expecting this year.
by Dan Gunderson and Kirsti Marohn

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Winona LaDuke resigns as Honor The Earth leader after sexual harassment case

Winona LaDuke resigns as Honor The Earth leader after sexual harassment case

LaDuke said she failed a former employee by not responding to her reports of sexual harassment by a coworker. The new director Krystal Two Bulls will now be taking over the organization.
by Kirsti Marohn, Dan Kraker, Amy Felegy and Jon Collins

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Minnesota DNR says bald eagle pair is still defending site where EagleCam nest fell

Minnesota DNR says bald eagle pair is still defending site where EagleCam nest fell

The Minnesota DNR says the bald eagle pair is still defending the location where the EagleCam nest fell last weekend, raising hopes they may rebuild nearby. But officials also are looking at several alternative sites.
by Dan Gunderson

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Everything you need to know about houseplants from two Minnesota experts

Everything you need to know about houseplants from two Minnesota experts

Here's how you can bring the benefits of purified air and beauty from the outdoors inside with houseplants, and how to take care of them.
by Angela Davis, Maja Beckstrom, Samantha Matsumoto and Nicole Johnson

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Trains running again on western Minnesota rail line, derailment investigation continues

Trains running again on western Minnesota rail line, derailment investigation continues

Trains are running again through Raymond, Minn., after a derailment caused an evacuation of the community last week. The National Transportation Safety Board still has a crew on the scene as it investigates the cause of the derailment.
by Dan Gunderson

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