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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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After blasting BP, Obama now faces its leaders

After blasting BP, Obama now faces its leaders

Fresh from admonishing BP before the world, President Barack Obama now gets his moment with the oil company's leaders. It will be on his turf and, he vowed to an angry nation, on his terms.

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Future of parks and public spaces

Future of parks and public spaces

City and state government budgets are tight, so where does that leave parks? As it turns out, some parks go from a wild idea to reality with the help of private funds. Robert Hammond took an elevated rail track and turned it into one of the most talked about parks in New York City, the High Line.

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EPA: Climate bill costs less than postage stamp

EPA: Climate bill costs less than postage stamp

A climate and energy bill being pushed in the Senate would cost American households 22 to 40 cents a day - less than the cost of a first-class postage stamp, the Obama administration said Tuesday.

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BP: Ship fire halts oil capture in Gulf

A bolt of lightning struck the ship capturing oil from a blown-out BP well in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, igniting a fire that halted containment efforts in another setback for the embattled company in its nearly two-month struggle to stop the spill, the company said.

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White House: Obama ready to seize claims process

White House: Obama ready to seize claims process

President Barack Obama is reassuring people in Gulf Coast states that he's up to the enormous job of helping them recover from the disastrous oil spill, laying the groundwork for a prime-time speech Tuesday night. His chief spokesman said Obama is poised to seize the handling of damage claims from BP, if necessary.

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