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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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Energy Secretary Chu live at the National Press Club

Energy Secretary Chu live at the National Press Club

Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy, speaks at the National Press Club about the need to accelerate technological innovation to meet the nation's demand for energy and reach its climate goals.

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Mining pollution may be hurting Minn's wild rice

Mining pollution may be hurting Minn's wild rice

High levels of sulfates released from Minnesota's mining industry are suspected of diminishing Minnesota's native wild rice beds. The state is reconsidering its current standard for sulfate in wild rice waters, but until recently it hasn't been enforcing the existing standard.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Critics say Obama slow to act on endangered species

Critics say Obama slow to act on endangered species

Environmental groups are criticizing the Obama administration for what they say is a continuing backlog of plants and animals in need of protection under the Endangered Species Act.

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Tough fight ahead in Wisconsin against deer disease

Tough fight ahead in Wisconsin against deer disease

The fight against chronic wasting disease in Wisconsin deer is being hampered by politics and the powerful traditions of the state's annual deer hunt, according to officials and wildlife experts with the state Department of Natural Resources.

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Explorer Lonnie Dupre prepares for his next adventure

Explorer Lonnie Dupre prepares for his next adventure

Polar explorer and adventurer Lonnie Dupre has his sights set on another goal: climbing North America's highest mountain, Mt. McKinley, in January. It's a feat previously achieved by only one team.

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In between Duluth and Superior, a wildlife haven

In between Duluth and Superior, a wildlife haven

Nestled in between Duluth and Superior in the St. Louis River estuary, 358-acre Clough Island will remain undeveloped after The Nature Conservancy of Minnesota purchased it Wednesday.

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Deal outlaws development on island between Duluth, Superior

Deal outlaws development on island between Duluth, Superior

The Nature Conservancy has acquired 358-acre Clough Island in the St. Louis River Estuary near Superior, Wis., after a developer previously sought to build condominiums and a golf course.

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