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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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The magic of portage

The magic of portage

A photographer and essayist, who are also seasoned outdoorsmen, explore the Quetico-Boundary Waters in a new book. Midmorning discusses the method, madness and philosophy of paddling Minnesota's big lakes and small streams.

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Can local feed meet global needs?

Can local feed meet global needs?

The local food movement has been growing steadily the past few years, but availability, cost, and convenience remain an issue. Can local food be produced at a scale that makes it affordable for the consumer and viable for small farmers? And will eating local ever be a high priority for consumers?

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Without climate legislation, carbon market collapses

Without climate legislation, carbon market collapses

Farmers in our region are losing a cash crop. Until recently farmers who employ environmentally friendly tillage practices could sell carbon credits. When Congress failed to pass legislation to regulate greenhouse gases, the carbon market collapsed.
by Dan Gunderson

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New rules on greenhouse gases could strain impacted industries

New rules on greenhouse gases could strain impacted industries

In a change that could bring challenges to Minnesota's mining industry, utilities, refineries and paper mills, large industries that emit significant amounts of greenhouse gases will soon need to obtain permits from the federal government.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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US gas demand should fall for good after '06 peak

US gas demand should fall for good after '06 peak

After seven decades of mostly uninterrupted growth, U.S. gasoline demand is at the start of a long-term decline. By 2030, Americans will burn at least 20 percent less gasoline than today, experts say, even as millions of more cars clog the roads.

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Environmental group: MPCA fined few permit violators

An environmental group studied water permits for a five-year period, and found that two-thirds of industrial facilities and wastewater treatment plants violated their permits, but the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency only fined 11 percent of the violators.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Lake Pepin's uncertain future

Lake Pepin's uncertain future

Lake Pepin is one of Minnesota's natural wonders, but is choking on sediment that could threaten it's very existence. Midmorning looks at the causes and potential solutions.

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Fargo developing ordinance to protect trees

City commissioners in Fargo have decided to develop a tree preservation ordinance. Discussions started earlier this fall when several commissioners raised concerns about developers removing a grove of mature trees in a southwest Fargo addition.

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Fed. officials plan stepped-up fight against Asian carp

Federal officials promised a stepped-up fight Thursday to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes by better tracking their movements, blocking potential migration pathways and killing any that manage to evade a network of new and improved barriers.

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