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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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Inspiration and advice for summer gardening  

Inspiration and advice for summer gardening  

Minnesota growing seasons are getting longer and warmer with climate change. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two gardening experts about what that means for planting and taking care of your garden heading into summer.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Minnesota lawmakers assert protections for public waters

Minnesota lawmakers assert protections for public waters

Legislators passed language clarifying that a waterway that meets the legal definition is a public water, even if it’s not on a decades-old state inventory. Its passage followed a lengthy legal dispute over Limbo Creek, the last free-flowing stream in heavily-farmed Renville County.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Fishing with wolves: New exhibit explores what the predators eat in summer

Fishing with wolves: New exhibit explores what the predators eat in summer

Wolves in northern Minnesota usually hunt deer and beaver. But in summer months, they also eat berries and fish. A new exhibit at the International Wolf Center in Ely explores how the animals survive during the summer months.
by Todd Melby

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The Minnesota DNR wants your tasty fish recipes

The Minnesota DNR wants your tasty fish recipes

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wants anglers to add their favorite fish recipe to the Wild Minnesota Recipe Exchange. The agency hopes the exchange will inspire people to try new ways to enjoy their piscatorial success.
by Dan Gunderson

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Lawmakers pass much needed permitting reforms for clean energy projects as session wraps

Lawmakers pass much needed permitting reforms for clean energy projects as session wraps

The 2024 Minnesota Legislature session ended in chaotic fashion. But lawmakers did manage to get through changes that will speed up the permitting process for green projects and help address the backlog of proposals awaiting approval.
by Paul Huttner and Ngoc Bui

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Hatchlings spotted on DNR FalconCam, new EagleCam in the works

Hatchlings spotted on DNR FalconCam, new EagleCam in the works

Three of four falcon eggs laid this year in the livestreamed nest in St. Paul have hatched, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday. And an agency official says the DNR is also working to finalize the return of its popular EagleCam.
by Matt Mikus

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Lawmakers pass reforms to cut red tape for clean energy projects

Lawmakers pass reforms to cut red tape for clean energy projects

Clean energy developers and utilities have complained that the state’s permitting process is a roadblock to getting new wind and solar projects and transmission lines built. Now, reforms to streamline the projects and power lines Minnesota needs as it shifts to clean energy are in place.
by Kirsti Marohn

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