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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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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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Gulf Coasters skeptical of Obama and BP's promises

Gulf Coasters skeptical of Obama and BP's promises

President Barack Obama promised that life would return to normal for people living on the stricken Gulf Coast, and BP said new efforts will more than triple the amount of oil it captures from a ruptured undersea well. But the pledges don't reassure some residents.

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