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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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A month in, outrage over Gulf oil spill grows

A month in, outrage over Gulf oil spill grows

Thick, sticky oil crept deeper into delicate marshes of the Mississippi Delta, an arrival dreaded for a month since the crude started spewing into the Gulf, as anger and frustration mounted over efforts to plug the gusher from a blown-out well and contain the spill.

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Pawlenty has 'deep concerns' over fishing bill

Gov. Tim Pawlenty says he has "deep concerns" over several provisions in a Game and Fish bill passed by lawmakers is the closing hours of the session, but he wouldn't go so far as to say he'll veto it.
by Tom Scheck

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Environmental fallout from Gulf oil spill

Environmental fallout from Gulf oil spill

The release of millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico could have profound effects for wildlife and aquatic life, and now is threatening to go beyond the Gulf. Midmorning looks at the impact of the spill.

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An eagle expedition

An eagle expedition

Every year, ecologists with climbing gear scramble to the tops of trees in Minnesota and Wisconsin to gather baby eagles from their nests. They test the eaglets for a variety of chemicals, including DDT, the one that nearly wiped out the eagle population decades ago. We went along on one of those expeditions.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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$26 million in environmental projects to start in July

$26 million in environmental projects to start in July

Research covering sustainable biofuels, bee colony collapse disorder and a new microbe discovered in the Soudan mine are among the projects receiving money from this year's Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Alternative fuel vehicles find more use among fleets

Alternative fuel vehicles find more use among fleets

Much of the crude oil consumed in the U.S. is used to create the fuel we burn in our cars and trucks. Now, some managers of fleet vehicles in both the private and public sectors are making efforts to reduce their dependence on crude by using alternative fuel vehicles.
by Dan Olson

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