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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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North Dakota panel will reconsider denying permit for Summit CO2 pipeline

North Dakota panel will reconsider denying permit for Summit CO2 pipeline

North Dakota utility regulators will reconsider their denial of a siting permit for a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline. The panel last month denied a siting permit for Summit Carbon Solutions' 320-mile proposed route through the state.
by The Associated Press

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Kilian the sniffer dog searches for survivors after the Morocco quake

Kilian the sniffer dog searches for survivors after the Morocco quake

The golden retriever, part of a Swedish rescue team, helped find 18 people alive under the rubble in Turkey earlier this year. He searched this week for the last missing person in a Moroccan village.
by Lauren Frayer

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Preparing homes for wildfires is big business that's only getting started

Preparing homes for wildfires is big business that's only getting started

Climate change, technological leaps, panicked insurers, the shifting sense of responsibility: All are powering the still-nascent, but fast-growing industry of preparing homes for wildfires.
by Alina Selyukh

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Hmong immigrants put down roots on Dakota County farmland

Hmong immigrants put down roots on Dakota County farmland

The Hmong American Farmers Association closed on farmland just south of the Twin Cities in Dakota County last year. The more than 150 acres are home base for the organization and 20 families of Hmong farmers.
by Jon Collins

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As Hurricane Lee churns off the eastern U.S., another danger lurks: rip currents

As Hurricane Lee churns off the eastern U.S., another danger lurks: rip currents

Over the last ten years, rip currents have killed more people in the United States than tornadoes or hurricanes. This year has already been particularly bad with 76 deaths reported through August.
by Greg Allen

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