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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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Flooded Minnesota communities begin transition from fight to recovery

Flooded Minnesota communities begin transition from fight to recovery

Communities around Minnesota continue to clean up after floods hit towns across the state. The Minnesota National Guard deployed 44 soldiers to Waterville, where they’ll help staff pump stations in the hard-hit community.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Heavy rains and climate change challenge Minnesota agriculture, farmers of color

Heavy rains and climate change challenge Minnesota agriculture, farmers of color

“It has been a tough season,” said Marcus Carpenter, founder of an organization that supports greater racial and ethnic diversity in farming. “When you have farmers of color who have very little acreage to deal with in the beginning, having an entire washout can be detrimental for them, both economically … and from a community perspective.”
by Gracie Stockton and Cathy Wurzer

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U.S. acknowledges Northwest dams have devastated the region’s Native tribes

U.S. acknowledges Northwest dams have devastated the region’s Native tribes

The U.S. government has acknowledged for the first time the harms that the construction and operation of dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest have caused Native American tribes.
by The Associated Press

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Tropical Storm Alberto forms in southwest Gulf, 1st named storm of the hurricane season

Tropical Storm Alberto forms in southwest Gulf, 1st named storm of the hurricane season

Tropical Storm Alberto has formed in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, the first named storm of what is forecast to be a busy hurricane season. The National Hurricane Center says Alberto was located 185 miles east of Tampico, Mexico, on Wednesday morning with top sustained winds of 40 mph.
by The Associated Press

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