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Sheep eating a pumpkin from a green pan. An overlay graphic says "Eco Living".
October 30, 2026
Eco Living – Feed your pumpkin to livestock to keep it out of the landfill
Leaves along the shore of Comfort Lake in Wyoming, MN
October 20, 2026
Don't let leaves litter lakes

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Pouring salt from a coffe mug on icy sidewalk
March 3, 2022
GreenCorps training helps balance winter salt use and water quality
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Ice fishing on a frozen Minnesota lake.
January 27, 2022
Climate change threatens winter traditions
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City workers standing next to recycling baler
December 2, 2021
Recycling recovery
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Satellite image of algae growth in Lake Winnipeg
November 16, 2021
Reducing phosphorus in the Red River and Lake Winnipeg
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A very large pile of empty glass bottles
November 15, 2021
Keeping Minnesota recycling robust
November 8, 2021
Katrina Kessler appointed commissioner of Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
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Lawndale Creek, a trout stream near Barnesville, Minnesota
November 7, 2021
Branch of Buffalo River improves, thanks to local partners
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Image of in-progress installation of stormwater treatment facility near Lake George
November 7, 2021
A decade of work reduces pollution in St. Cloud's Lake George
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Aerial photo of canoeists on LeMay Lake in Eagan
November 7, 2021
Reducing phosphorus is a key to helping metro-area lakes
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A man speaking to a group of people outside a brick building. The man is gesturing toward a rain garden and river in the distance.
September 23, 2021
Standing up to climate change

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