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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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The first step to preparing for surging climate migration? Defining it

The first step to preparing for surging climate migration? Defining it

Anywhere from tens of millions to a billion people could become climate migrants by 2050, according to a report from the RAND Corporation. The number varies widely depending on the definition used.
by Ari Shapiro, Matt Ozug and Wynne Davis

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Nearly half of U.S. bald eagles suffer lead poisoning

Nearly half of U.S. bald eagles suffer lead poisoning

Researchers report harmful levels of toxic lead were found in the bones of 46 percent of bald eagles sampled in 38 states. Similar rates of lead exposure were found in golden eagles, according to their study Thursday in the journal Science.
by The Associated Press

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The extreme cold that defines Minnesota winters is getting less extreme

The extreme cold that defines Minnesota winters is getting less extreme

The shift in cold weather trends has affected everything from when you can begin ice fishing each year, to what you can plant in your yard, to the management of invasive pests.
by Paul Huttner and Mark Seeley

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Biden: Infrastructure plan gives $1B for Great Lakes cleanup

Biden: Infrastructure plan gives $1B for Great Lakes cleanup

President Joe Biden's administration says the bipartisan infrastructure law will pump $1 billion into a Great Lakes restoration program. Biden travels to Lorain, Ohio, on Thursday to highlight the measure's benefits for the lakes.
by The Associated Press

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Amid rush to Minn. lakes, calls to require boater education get louder

Amid rush to Minn. lakes, calls to require boater education get louder

A sharp interest in boating during the COVID-19 pandemic and growing concern over safety and environmental impacts have led to calls for a required education course for adults to operate a boat in Minnesota.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Corps of Engineers set to resume ice measurements on Lake Pepin ahead of shipping season

Corps of Engineers set to resume ice measurements on Lake Pepin ahead of shipping season

An annual rite of approaching spring in the Upper Midwest gets underway this week, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers begins measuring the ice thickness on the Mississippi River at Lake Pepin.
by Mark Zdechlik

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