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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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Agency denies critical habitat for endangered bumblebee

Agency denies critical habitat for endangered bumblebee

Federal regulators said Monday they would not designate critical habitat for the first bee species in the continental U.S. to be listed as endangered, a move that environmentalists said would worsen its chances for recovery.
by The Associated Press

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Invasive 'jumping worm' leaps into Minnesota

Invasive 'jumping worm' leaps into Minnesota

Add the jumping worm to that ignominious list of invasive species in Minnesota. These destructive earthworms, native to Asia, can quickly degrade soils and damage garden plants and lawns.
by Dan Kraker

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Fertilizer rules to start this week, but will they curb Minn. groundwater’s nitrate problem?

Fertilizer rules to start this week, but will they curb Minn. groundwater’s nitrate problem?

Starting this week, farmers in parts of Minnesota will face new restrictions on how they apply nitrogen fertilizer. The regulations are aimed at reducing nitrate contamination in the state's groundwater. But whether they'll have a real impact on a growing health and environmental problem is still up for debate.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Thousands protest in Mauritius over dead dolphins, oil spill

Thousands protest in Mauritius over dead dolphins, oil spill

Tens of thousands of people protested Saturday in Mauritius over the government’s slow response to an oil spill from a grounded Japanese ship and the alarming discovery of dozens of dead dolphins in recent days.
by The Associated Press

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In northern Minnesota, tracking songbirds to help them thrive in a changing forest

In northern Minnesota, tracking songbirds to help them thrive in a changing forest

In northern Minnesota, researchers are tracking threatened songbirds through the forest to identify the habitat the birds rely on after they hatch. The goal is to help land managers create the kind of forest these birds need to survive into the future.
by Dan Kraker

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University of Minnesota welcomes new climate scientist

University of Minnesota welcomes new climate scientist

Professor Heidi Roop will be developing a program with the University Extension to communicate critical climate information to the public. That includes how to prepare for the changes to come, and how to adapt to shifts we're already seeing today.
by Cathy Wurzer

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CWD spreads in Minnesota deer, but COVID-19 may make monitoring harder

CWD spreads in Minnesota deer, but COVID-19 may make monitoring harder

This spring, an infected animal was found in the southern Twin Cities metro area. The finding coincides with a suspension of mandatory testing over concerns hunters could spread the coronavirus at testing stations.
by John Enger

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