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Cathy Wurzer
Cathy Wurzer
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Morning Edition, with Cathy Wurzer in St. Paul and NPR hosts in Washington and Los Angeles, brings you all the news from overnight and the information you need to start your day. Listen from 4 to 9 a.m. every weekday.

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Minnesota’s ambitious EV dreams still need a charge

Minnesota’s ambitious EV dreams still need a charge

Minnesota’s clean energy push includes an ambitious goal to have electric vehicles be 20 percent of all light-duty vehicles on the road by 2030. However, getting there means building thousands of electric vehicle charging stations across the state.
by Dan Gunderson

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Listening to the birds and the bees to make solar farms more biofriendly

Listening to the birds and the bees to make solar farms more biofriendly

As the U.S. makes the transition towards greener energy production, one thorny issue is the millions of acres needed for solar farms. This will involve farm fields and other lands. At three sites in Minnesota, research is underway to find ways of serving both the needs of energy and nature.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Growing power line needs generate new friction in Minnesota’s clean energy shift

Growing power line needs generate new friction in Minnesota’s clean energy shift

Moving solar and wind energy from where it’s produced to where it’s needed means a major buildout of new transmission lines, but the projects often face pushback from landowners concerned about aesthetics, health and the environment.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Art Hounds: Duluth goes country

Art Hounds: Duluth goes country

This week, the Art Hounds recommend a Jewish makers market, a women-centered variety show and an outdoor country music concert.
by Heidi Raschke

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July's heat surprisingly deceptive as monthly temperature was colder than usual

July's heat surprisingly deceptive as monthly temperature was colder than usual

July was a tricky month in terms of measuring daily average temperatures as much of the days might’ve felt hotter than average, but were usurped by colder nightly temps.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lukas Levin

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People who were adopted, birth parents react to change in Minnesota birth records policy

People who were adopted, birth parents react to change in Minnesota birth records policy

A few sentences tucked into a massive bill that passed the Minnesota Legislature last session are poised to give people who were born in the state, and then adopted, a new way to find their birth parents. In some cases, it could end decades of speculation and separation.
by Tim Nelson

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