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Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future

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Hit or miss: Greenwood Fire levels some cabins, spares others

Hit or miss: Greenwood Fire levels some cabins, spares others

The Greenwood Fire has now torched more than 40 square miles of forest in northeastern Minnesota, including 12 homes or cabins caught in the path of the swift-moving fire earlier this week.
by Dan Kraker

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Minnesota Supreme Court delivers blow to Line 3 opponents

Minnesota Supreme Court delivers blow to Line 3 opponents

The Minnesota Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by opponents of Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 oil pipeline, letting stand a key decision by independent regulators to allow construction to proceed.
by The Associated Press

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Crews working to assess damage from Greenwood Fire that moved like a ‘freight train’

Crews working to assess damage from Greenwood Fire that moved like a ‘freight train’

The Greenwood Fire nearly doubled in size Monday, growing to more than 30 square miles. Fire officials are now working to confirm damage to an area of cabins and homes through which the fire wildfire burned.
by Dan Kraker

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Disappointed outfitters and paddlers adjust to BWCA closure

Disappointed outfitters and paddlers adjust to BWCA closure

The Superior National Forest's decision on Saturday to close the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness was a shock to the many canoeists with trips planned this week, and to the many businesses in northeastern Minnesota that outfit those paddlers with gear and food.
by Dan Kraker

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How the climate crisis affects our mental health

How the climate crisis affects our mental health

According to recent studies, Millennials and members of Generation Z think and worry more about climate change than people in older generations. Brandt Williams talks to a professor of psychology who focuses on how climate change affects our mental health, and to two young people who are working towards a better outcome for the planet.
by Brandt Williams and Samantha Matsumoto

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How the climate crisis affects our mental health

How the climate crisis affects our mental health

According to recent studies, Millennials and members of Generation Z think and worry more about climate change than people in older generations. Brandt Williams talks to a professor of psychology who focuses on how climate change affects our mental health, and to two young people who are working towards a better outcome for the planet.
by Brandt Williams and Samantha Matsumoto

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