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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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Burnsville officials report 'unusual number' of calls about raccoons acting strangely

Burnsville officials report 'unusual number' of calls about raccoons acting strangely

“These raccoons have been observed to be staggering, experiencing seizures, unafraid of their surroundings and allowing people to approach them, or laying/slumped for an extended period of time,” the city reported this week.
by Andrew Krueger

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The military is turning to microgrids to fight global threats — and global warming

The military is turning to microgrids to fight global threats — and global warming

The military is among the largest buyers of independent power systems known as microgrids. They make tactical sense; and environmentalists hope they can help the transition from fossil fuels.
by Quil Lawrence

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Health care has a massive carbon footprint. These doctors are trying to change that

Health care has a massive carbon footprint. These doctors are trying to change that

Around the country, health care workers continue to grapple with their industry's massive carbon footprint. In Pittsburgh, doctors formed Clinicians for Climate Action to address the problem.
by Reid Frazier

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How everyday people started a movement that's shaping climate action to this day

How everyday people started a movement that's shaping climate action to this day

Discover how a group of local citizens in a poor, rural, majority Black community came together to fight an iconic battle for environmental justice — and how their work laid a path that leads right up to today.
by Rund Abdelfatah, Ramtin Arablouei, Devin Katayama, Lawrence Wu, Julie Caine, Cristina Kim, Casey Miner, Anya Steinberg, Peter Balonon-Rosen, Irene Noguchi and Akshara Ravishankar

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As new farm bill gets drafted, some hope for changes to support sustainable farming

As new farm bill gets drafted, some hope for changes to support sustainable farming

Congress is due to pass a new farm bill this year. While it’s still yet to be written, some say the bill needs to bring changes to conservation programs and crop insurance to help farmers become more resilient to climate change.
by Paul Huttner and Ngoc Bui

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Customs agents seize box of giraffe poop at Minneapolis airport

Customs agents seize box of giraffe poop at Minneapolis airport

An Iowa woman who makes jewelry out of animal droppings tried to bring giraffe feces back from an African safari. It was destroyed after being intercepted during a customs check at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
by Brian Bakst

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