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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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Minnesota crops showing drought stress at a crucial time

Minnesota crops showing drought stress at a crucial time

Conditions are dry all across Minnesota. Severe drought is spreading into the northwest and south. Crops are showing signs of stress, and without widespread rains over the next few weeks, crops will continue to deteriorate.
by Dan Gunderson

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Are 'false springs' getting more extreme?

Are 'false springs' getting more extreme?

A drastic “false spring” in France this year caused an estimated $2 billion in damage to vineyards. Can the region — and ours — expect more of these late winter temperature swings?
by Paul Huttner

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More than half of U.S. buildings are in places prone to disaster, study finds

More than half of U.S. buildings are in places prone to disaster, study finds

Buildings are concentrated in places that are likely to be hit by a disaster such as a hurricane, flood or wildfire, researchers found. That includes both urban and rural hotspots.
by Rebecca Hersher

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Line 3 foes worry increased pumping could threaten Minn. water

Line 3 foes worry increased pumping could threaten Minn. water

An amended dewatering permit allows Enbridge Energy, the company building the new pipeline along a new route in northern Minnesota, to temporarily pump about 10 times more shallow groundwater from the construction area than it had originally planned.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Honey bees are still dying at high rates

Honey bees are still dying at high rates

Honey bee mortality continues at high rates according to a recent survey. The 15th annual honey bee loss survey by the Bee Informed Partnership found overall honey bee mortality nationwide the second highest since the survey began.
by Dan Gunderson

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The science of carbon banking: Explained

The science of carbon banking: Explained

The idea behind carbon banking is that, by changing farming practices, farmers can store carbon in the soil, helping to reduce carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere and slow global warming. But it’s complicated, and understanding the science is important.
by Dan Gunderson

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What's the best way to help the climate and people, too? Home improvement

What's the best way to help the climate and people, too? Home improvement

President Joe Biden wants to spend $200 billion renovating old homes or building affordable new ones. It's a move that would fight climate change in a way that makes people's lives better.
by Dan Charles

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Minn. farmers: Cashing in on the carbon bank, fighting climate change?

Minn. farmers: Cashing in on the carbon bank, fighting climate change?

President Joe Biden wants U.S. farmers to be the first in the world with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. The details around how they might achieve that goal are still unclear, but one idea getting a lot of attention involves paying farmers to store carbon in the soil — as a way to reduce the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
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Enthusiastic amateurs advance science as they hunt for exotic mushrooms

Enthusiastic amateurs advance science as they hunt for exotic mushrooms

Scientists who study mushrooms get a boost from a surprisingly sophisticated world of amateurs who tromp through the forests observing oddball species and sharing valuable information about their finds.
by Richard Harris

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