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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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World hunger level highest in 40 years

World hunger level highest in 40 years

The UN says there are now 1 billion people who don't have enough to eat around the world -- the highest level in 40 years. What's the moral obligation of countries like the U.S. and Europe to step in and are we providing aid effectively?
by J. Brian Atwood

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Photos: An ancient North Shore icon worn away

Photos: An ancient North Shore icon worn away

A rock bridge known as a sea arch on the shoreline in Tettegouche State Park collapsed sometime Friday or Saturday, leaving behind a tree-covered stone pillar isolated in the lake.

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Attorney: Great Lakes waterways a 'carp highway'

Attorney: Great Lakes waterways a 'carp highway'

A federal judge has set Sept. 7 as the next hearing in a multistate lawsuit demanding tougher action to prevent Asian carp from overrunning the Great Lakes.

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DNR biologist talks birds and the Gulf oil spill

DNR biologist talks birds and the Gulf oil spill

Popular Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologist Carrol Henderson joins Midday to discuss the effects of the Gulf oil spill on migrating birds -- and take all other bird questions.

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Swanson: Swift action needed to keep carp out of Great Lakes

Swanson: Swift action needed to keep carp out of Great Lakes

Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson said Monday that Asian carp pose a real threat to the Great Lakes, and she hopes a judge will order temporary measures to stop the fish from spreading.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Researchers use new tool to fight gypsy moths

Researchers use new tool to fight gypsy moths

The state is trying to get the jump on a growing population of gypsy moths in northern Minnesota. Researchers are engaging in early skirmishes of what will be a long war. They're choosing a few key spots to plant a fungus that's lethal to the moths, but harmless to just about everything else.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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