Environmental News

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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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Climate Cast

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America's addiction to coal
A special rebroadcast of the American RadioWorks documentary, "Power and Smoke: A Nation Built on Coal." It looks at the roots of America's reliance on coal, and shows how our fuel choices changed American culture and history.
Minneapolis tests ‘one-sort’ recycling
Recycling is about to get easier for residents of two Minneapolis neighborhoods.The city has selected about 1,030 households in the Willard-Hay and East Calhoun neighborhoods for a recycling pilot program. The test group will put all of their recyclables in one cart, instead of sorting them into separate bags.
Zebra mussels hinder Pelican Lake visitors
Instead of a summer spent on the lake worry free, Pelican Lake-goers are worrying about putting on shoes before taking a dip in the lake -- zebra mussels are taking over the waters of Pelican Lake.
Talking trash
The average American family throws out one ton of garbage every year. But some are trying to stem the flow of waste. What strategies work for reducing household and business trash?