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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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Allen: Blown-out Gulf well to be sealed by Sunday

The U.S. government's point man on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill said Wednesday that BP's blown-out well is expected to be permanently sealed and declared dead by Sunday, nearly five months after a rig explosion set off the disaster.

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Red River flood diversion project delayed

The agency on Wednesday said the move is necessary because the impacts downstream from the proposed long-term flood control project are greater than first anticipated.
by Dan Gunderson

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Rep. Oberstar talks pipeline safety

Rep. Oberstar talks pipeline safety

A pair of serious accidents in recent months have raised new questions about the safety of a key part of our nation's infrastructure -- underground energy pipelines. A gas transmission line ruptured in California last week and killed seven. Oil pipelines have sprung leaks in Michigan and Illinois this year -- and both belong to a company with about 1,400 miles of pipeline in Minnesota. The U.S. House Transportation Committee will have a hearing on pipeline safety in Washington D.C. today.
by Cathy Wurzer

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State, federal officials discuss Asian carp plan

A delegation from the Great Lakes region is meeting with Obama administration officials in Washington, D.C., to discuss how to keep Asian carp out of the lakes.

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The Alligator Man

Louis Guillette's research on endocrine disruptors and their impact on alligators has raised new awareness of environmental pollutants in our water. He argues that the impact of his work, and the research being done by scientists in Minnesota, goes beyond the animal world.
by Deborah Swackhamer

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Does Minnesota need to change its approach to environmental protection?

Each Monday now through the election, we’ll pose a question on an issue that’s pertinent to the race for Minnesota governor. Today’s Question: Does Minnesota need to change its approach to environmental protection? Democratic candidate Mark Dayton: The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency should be renamed the Pollution Reduction Agency, and its mission should become to…
by Eric Ringham

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