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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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Climate Cast

Listen to Climate Cast, the MPR News podcast all about our changing climate and its impact in Minnesota and worldwide.

ChangeMakers: Mysti Babineau, protecting land and people

ChangeMakers: Mysti Babineau, protecting land and people

Mysti Babineau, 34, is an organizer with climate change organization MN350 and an advocate for missing and murdered Indigenous people. Her work focuses on the intersectionality of climate and social justice issues.
by Christine T. Nguyen

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Minnesota gives final green light to disputed oil pipeline

Minnesota gives final green light to disputed oil pipeline

Minnesota regulators have approved the final permit for Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement across northern Minnesota. The decision gives the company the green light to begin construction on the $2.6 billion project.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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Too many storms, not enough names

Too many storms, not enough names

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season ends Monday. And it couldn't come soon enough. The season set plenty of records, including the most named storms, the latest a Category 5 formed and many others.
by Greg Allen

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Trump races to weaken environmental, worker protections; implement last-minute policies

Trump races to weaken environmental, worker protections; implement last-minute policies

The Trump administration is rushing to approve dozens of eleventh-hour policy changes. Among them: The Justice Department is fast-tracking a rule that could reintroduce firing squads and electrocutions to federal executions.

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approves key Line 3 permit

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approves key Line 3 permit

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Monday approved one of the last remaining permits for Enbridge Energy's planned Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement across northern Minnesota, bringing the project a step closer to construction.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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The art of science communication

The art of science communication

This year’s winner of the American Geophysical Union’s Climate Communication Prize says scientists have a responsibility to clearly communicate their research with the public paying for it.
by Paul Huttner

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