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Climate

The bountiful benefits of bringing back the beavers

The bountiful benefits of bringing back the beavers

Hundreds of millions of beavers used to populate the West but were hunted to near extinction. Turns out, beavers are critical to healthy water ecosystems, so now there are efforts to bring them back.
by Luke Runyon

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As carbon dioxide levels rise, major crops are losing nutrients

As carbon dioxide levels rise, major crops are losing nutrients

As the level of carbon dioxide in the air rises because of climate change, scientists are trying to pin down how plants are impacted. There's evidence that it's changing many important plants we eat.

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Regulators focus on need for new pipeline as decision looms

Regulators focus on need for new pipeline as decision looms

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission worked through questions of Enbridge Energy and opponents of the Line 3 oil pipeline project on Tuesday, hinting that it might take them longer than expected to discuss the matter.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Minn. regulators will soon decide on the Line 3 oil pipeline's fate. Here's how to follow along

Minn. regulators will soon decide on the Line 3 oil pipeline's fate. Here's how to follow along

State regulators are holding hearings this week as they make final decisions on whether to let Enbridge Energy build its controversial oil pipeline replacement.
by Elizabeth Dunbar and Cody Nelson

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What does Shakespeare have to do with 'energy?' (Trust us, there's a link)

What does Shakespeare have to do with 'energy?' (Trust us, there's a link)

In his new book, Richard Rhodes lays out an accessible and surprisingly optimistic history of energy by exploring the lives of scientists and inventors -- and a few unlikely people, like the Bard of Avon.
by Michael Schaub

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General Mills sustainability chief: Healthy food needs healthy soil

General Mills sustainability chief: Healthy food needs healthy soil

Jerry Lynch told a crowd of agribusiness and food industry executives gathered in Minneapolis Thursday that healthy soil can help address everything from climate change to erosion -- and that savvy consumers are beginning to pay attention.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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