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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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The Lake Vermilion State Park site

The Lake Vermilion State Park site

A citizens' advisory group and the DNR are beginning to design Minnesota's newest state park. The fish, wildlife, and geology of Lake Vermilion will be more accessible than ever -- and the DNR hopes to make it a "new-generation park" to appeal to old and young alike.

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After recovery in '90s, oil now threatens Lake Pontchartrain

After recovery in '90s, oil now threatens Lake Pontchartrain

Oil from the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico is seeping into Lake Pontchartrain north of New Orleans, threatening another environmental disaster for the huge body of water that was rescued from pollution in 1990s.

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Oil hits all Gulf states; Texas tar balls found

Oil hits all Gulf states; Texas tar balls found

More than two months after oil gushing from a blown-out well on the ocean floor first reached Louisiana, the relentless spread of crude has now washed up on every Gulf state after a bucket's worth of tar balls hit a Texas beach.

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St. Croix River bridge plans progress, despite lack of approval

St. Croix River bridge plans progress, despite lack of approval

Transportation officials in Minnesota and Wisconsin are moving forward with plans to build a new bridge spanning the St. Croix River near Stillwater, even though the project has yet to get the federal stamp of approval.
by Dan Olson

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Years of wet weather leads to high water on some lakes

Years of wet weather leads to high water on some lakes

High water caused by nearly two decades of wet weather is threatening lakefront property in some northern Minnesota counties. Many of the lakes affected don't have a natural outlet and water is now far above what's considered the ordinary high-water level.
by Dan Gunderson

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Migrating birds may find new home in Louisiana

Migrating birds may find new home in Louisiana

Federal officials and non profits are creating thousands of acres of wetlands so birds migrating from Minnesota and other Midwestern states will have an alternative to regions effected by the Gulf coast oil spill.
by Rupa Shenoy

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