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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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Officials: Gov't to issue new oil moratorium

The Obama administration will issue a new revised moratorium on offshore drilling Monday, two administration officials told The Associated Press.

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BP's new oil cap headed for well, then testing

BP's new oil cap headed for well, then testing

BP expected to attach a tight, new cap Monday on its busted oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, putting the oil giant a few tantalizing steps closer to knowing whether the fix will be enough to finally stop crude from gushing into the Gulf.

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Oldest tree in Minneapolis coming down; neighbors share their memories

Oldest tree in Minneapolis coming down; neighbors share their memories

Residents in Minneapolis' Seward neighborhood are mourning the imminent loss of the city's oldest tree. It's a bur oak that has stood watch from a bluff above the Mississippi River gorge for at least 300 years.
by Rupa Shenoy

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New cap, ships could contain Gulf leak by Monday

The federal official leading the Gulf oil spill cleanup says a new containment cap and an additional ship collecting oil could effectively contain the spill as early as Monday.

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Appeals court to hear drilling moratorium case

Appeals court to hear drilling moratorium case

A federal appeals court is set to hear the Justice Department's bid to delay a judge's decision to overturn a six-month deepwater drilling moratorium.

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