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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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Listen to Climate Cast, the MPR News podcast all about our changing climate and its impact in Minnesota and worldwide.

5 winter camping tips to get you out and about in the snow

5 winter camping tips to get you out and about in the snow

Interested in winter camping? Check out these tips from Kurt Mead, an interpretive naturalist at Tettegouche State Park on Minnesota’s North Shore, and avid outdoorswoman Miah Ulysse.
by Cathy Wurzer, Melissa Townsend and Lindsay Guentzel

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Nationwide study will examine the effects of regenerative agriculture

Nationwide study will examine the effects of regenerative agriculture

An ambitious new study aims to track the effects of regenerative agriculture on 1,000 farms across the country. Regenerative agriculture is a set of farming practices focusing on soil health and enhanced biodiversity.
by Dan Gunderson

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Some rural co-ops embrace renewable energy, keep rates flat

Some rural co-ops embrace renewable energy, keep rates flat

Although rural co-ops in the past have depended heavily on electricity generated by fossil fuels, some are now embracing renewable energy, driven by the falling cost of wind and solar as well as the demands of their green-minded members.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Bald eagle population is slowly recovering, but lead ammo hampers their resilience

Bald eagle population is slowly recovering, but lead ammo hampers their resilience

Bald eagles, hailed an "American success story" were removed from the endangered species list in 2007. Now, researchers have found that lead ammunition has reduced their population growth.
by Rina Torchinsky

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Forest Service announces 13 percent cut in Boundary Waters entry permits

Forest Service announces 13 percent cut in Boundary Waters entry permits

About 23,000 fewer people will be allowed to enter the Boundary Waters Canoe Area each summer starting this year, according to newly released changes the U.S. Forest Service says are needed to relieve crowding and congestion and protect natural resources.
by Dan Kraker

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Remembering environmentalist Sigurd Olson, 40 years after his passing

Remembering environmentalist Sigurd Olson, 40 years after his passing

Forty years ago, on Jan. 13, 1982, environmentalist icon Sigurd Olson passed away in Ely, Minn. To remember Olson, host Cathy Wurzer was joined by biographer David Backes, who recalled how Olson changed his life.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alex Cheng

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