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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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Fire threat eases near Canada's oil sands hub, but a long, hot summer looms

Fire threat eases near Canada's oil sands hub, but a long, hot summer looms

The threat of a wildfire near Canada’s oil sands hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta, appeared to be easing Wednesday, a day after thousands of residents were forced to evacuate their homes in the city of 68,000.
by The Associated Press

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How you can use a new tool that looks at climate change in your own backyard

How you can use a new tool that looks at climate change in your own backyard

The tool allows users to see how a future, warmed climate will look and feel in their own backyards. It provides highly localized climate projections across Minnesota of more than 30 different variables, including rainfall and temperature, soil moisture and snow cover, water temperature and ice cover.
by Cathy Wurzer, Alanna Elder and Dan Kraker

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Miniature poodle named Sage wins Westminster Kennel Club dog show

Miniature poodle named Sage wins Westminster Kennel Club dog show

The miniature poodle won the top prize Tuesday night at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, in what veteran handler Kaz Hosaka said would be his final time at the United States' most prestigious canine event. After 45 years of competing and two best in show dogs, he plans to retire.
by The Associated Press

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New online tool allows for close-up look into Minnesota’s changing climate future

New online tool allows for close-up look into Minnesota’s changing climate future

University of Minnesota researchers are launching a new online tool today that allows people to visualize how a future climate will look and feel, down to a 2.5 mile scale. The goal is to help engineers, farmers and others better plan for a climate-changed future.
by Dan Kraker

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Minnesota lawmakers back $12M for invasive carp barrier in Mississippi River

Minnesota lawmakers back $12M for invasive carp barrier in Mississippi River

The DNR will partner with federal agencies to design and install the barrier at Lock and Dam No. 5 near Winona to keep invasive carp from swimming upstream on the Mississippi. The funding bill is headed to Gov. Tim Walz for his likely signature.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Westminster dogs are ‘poetry in motion’: A Minnesotan judge’s reflections on the prestigious dog show

Westminster dogs are ‘poetry in motion’: A Minnesotan judge’s reflections on the prestigious dog show

Barbara Selton from Bloomington is a masters obedience judge at the Westminster Dog Show. Best in Show will be announced Tuesday evening.
by Cathy Wurzer, CJ Younger and Ellen Finn

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Biden's National Monument expansion applauded by allies, but big obstacles loom

Biden's National Monument expansion applauded by allies, but big obstacles loom

President Biden dramatically expanded two national monuments in California. But there are growing concerns that federal land managers are struggling to manage existing monuments designated since 2016.
by Kirk Siegler

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Appeals court lifts injunction on Minneapolis’ 2040 plan

Appeals court lifts injunction on Minneapolis’ 2040 plan

The city of Minneapolis can resume work under its 2040 Comprehensive Plan following an appeals court ruling Monday. That’s the plan that gained national attention when it made Minneapolis the first U.S. city to end single-family-only zoning.
by Megan Burks

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