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Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future

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Enbridge says Line 3 replacement complete, opens Friday

Enbridge says Line 3 replacement complete, opens Friday

The project was completed despite stiff opposition from tribes, environmentalists and others that the 337-mile pipeline violated treaty rights, would worsen climate change and would risk spills. Enbridge said it was necessary to replace and expand a deteriorating pipeline built in the 1960s.
by The Associated Press

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U.S. says ivory-billed woodpecker, 22 other species extinct

U.S. says ivory-billed woodpecker, 22 other species extinct

Death's come knocking a last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and almost two dozen other birds, fish and other species: The U.S. government is declaring them extinct. It's a rare move for wildlife officials to give up hope on a plant or animal.
by The Associated Press

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Children born after 2020 will experience up to 7 times more extreme climate events

Children born after 2020 will experience up to 7 times more extreme climate events

A new study says the current climate crisis is a "severe threat" to the safety of younger generations, who will experience far more extreme climate events like heat waves, wildfires and floods.
by Deepa Shivaram

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Scientists seize chance to study phosphorus in low Minnesota River

Scientists seize chance to study phosphorus in low Minnesota River

During this year’s drought, the Minnesota River dropped to near historic low levels. Those low flows created optimal conditions — last seen in 2012 — for researchers to collect data on phosphorus from wastewater treatment plants, and its effects on the river’s health.
by Kirsti Marohn

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The evolution of 'greenwashing'

The evolution of 'greenwashing'

It’s Climate Week in New York City. The good news? Dozens of companies are announcing new climate goals. But do their good intentions actually translate into lower carbon emissions?
by Paul Huttner

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Criminal cases against Line 3 protesters stress rural Minnesota legal system

Criminal cases against Line 3 protesters stress rural Minnesota legal system

Hundreds of pipeline cases are straining resources in the northern Minnesota counties where most of the protests took place. Some protesters say they have had to wait months for a public defender.
by Kirsti Marohn

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6 tribes sue Wisconsin to try to stop November wolf hunt

6 tribes sue Wisconsin to try to stop November wolf hunt

Six Native American tribes sued the state of Wisconsin on Tuesday to try to stop its planned gray wolf hunt in November, asserting that the hunt violates their treaty rights and endangers an animal they consider sacred.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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