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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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Lake Superior surfers brave frigid weather for giant freshwater waves

Lake Superior surfers brave frigid weather for giant freshwater waves

Subzero wind chills didn't stop dozens of surfers from flocking to Stoney Point this week, a well-known surf spot about 15 miles up the shore of Lake Superior from Duluth, for surf conditions they say were the best in years.
by Dan Kraker

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A leader in the fight against oil pipelines reflects on lessons learned

A leader in the fight against oil pipelines reflects on lessons learned

The contested Line 3 replacement pipeline, which runs through northern Minnesota, was completed in 2021 despite the efforts of many to stop it. Indigenous attorney Tara Houska, a leader of those efforts, reflected on her activism with host Cathy Wurzer.
by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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Two people remain missing after Colorado wildfire

Two people remain missing after Colorado wildfire

Search teams looked for two missing people on Sunday in the snow-covered but still smoldering debris from a massive Colorado wildfire, while people who barely escaped the flames sorted through what was left after the blaze and investigators tried to determine its cause.
by The Associated Press

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After losing everything in the Colorado wildfires, she's struggling to start over

After losing everything in the Colorado wildfires, she's struggling to start over

Taylor Korn, a lifelong resident of Boulder, Colo., had already lost her father and grandmother this past summer. Then last week’s wildfire took her home and two dogs.
by Dustin Jones

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Efforts to reintroduce bison to Dakota County park advancing this winter

Efforts to reintroduce bison to Dakota County park advancing this winter

Work continues at Dakota County’s Spring Lake Park Reserve to prepare for the arrival next fall of new residents: bison. It's a new part of a statewide effort to maintain a self-sustaining bison herd in Minnesota.
by Matt Mikus

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Kentucky storms bring flooding, power outages, possible tornadoes

Kentucky storms bring flooding, power outages, possible tornadoes

Kentucky’s governor declared a state of emergency on Saturday as storms ripped through the state causing flash floods, power outages and property damage, including from possible tornadoes. The storms came just three weeks after deadly tornadoes tore through the region.
by The Associated Press

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Official: Three people missing, nearly 1,000 structures destroyed in Colorado wildfire

Official: Three people missing, nearly 1,000 structures destroyed in Colorado wildfire

A Colorado official says nearly 1,000 homes were destroyed, hundreds more were damaged, and that three people are missing after a wildfire charred numerous neighborhoods in a suburban area at the base of the Rocky Mountains northwest of Denver.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota forests, peatlands on list of 'irrecoverable carbon'

Minnesota forests, peatlands on list of 'irrecoverable carbon'

A Conservation International study has mapped forests and other natural areas that store so much carbon, it could be impossible to offset their emissions if lost to development or natural disasters.
by Paul Huttner

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