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Trump's pollution rules rollback to hit coal country hard

Trump's pollution rules rollback to hit coal country hard

President Donald Trump picked West Virginia as the place to announce he'd roll back pollution rules for coal-fired power plants. But he didn't mention that coal country would be hit the hardest by the health impacts.
by The Associated Press

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Labor Day debate: Does globalization undermine the working class?

Labor Day debate: Does globalization undermine the working class?

Labor Day: Intelligence Squared debaters argue for and against the idea that globalization is to blame for the struggles of America's middle class.
by MPR News Staff

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Davis to join MPR News as host of daily 11 a.m. program

Davis to join MPR News as host of daily 11 a.m. program

A veteran Twin Cities journalist will join Minnesota Public Radio News this fall as host of its daily 11 a.m. program.
by MPR News Staff

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Steelworkers plan strike authorization votes at U.S. Steel facilities

Steelworkers plan strike authorization votes at U.S. Steel facilities

The United Steelworkers union said Saturday that its local leaders will be scheduling strike authorization votes, as negotiations for a new contract with U.S. Steel are at an impasse. That includes the Minntac and Keetac mines on Minnesota's Iron Range.
by MPR News Staff

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California lawmakers pass net neutrality bill

California lawmakers pass net neutrality bill

The net neutrality protections, which advocates call the strongest in the country, now go to the desk of Gov. Jerry Brown.

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No NAFTA deal: Canada-U.S. talks to resume next week

No NAFTA deal: Canada-U.S. talks to resume next week

After days of negotiations, the U.S. and Canada failed to agree on a deal by a Friday deadline to update the North American Free Trade Agreement. The U.S. and Mexico reached a pact earlier.
by Avie Schneider

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Enbridge, Fond du Lac Band reach deal to route Line 3 through reservation

Enbridge, Fond du Lac Band reach deal to route Line 3 through reservation

The financial terms of the deal are confidential. But the agreement provides Enbridge with easements through 2039 for the six existing oil pipelines that cross the reservation.
by Dan Kraker

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