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Health department issues new warning about eating fish from some Minnesota lakes with ‘forever chemicals’
The changes to the fish consumption guidelines affect about 44 water bodies in 10 counties, in both the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota. PFAS are a group of human-made chemicals widely used for decades in consumer products to resist water, stains and grease.
Tritium found in two more monitoring wells near Monticello nuclear plant
The utility has been working to recover radioactive tritium from as much as 900,000 gallons of contaminated water that leaked into the ground at its Monticello nuclear plant more than two years ago. The tritium levels in both monitoring wells are below the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's limit for safe drinking water.
Destroying endangered species’ habitat wouldn’t count as ‘harm’ under proposed Trump rule
The Trump administration is reinterpreting a key word in the Endangered Species Act that could have big consequences for the habitats of species at risk.
Keystone Pipeline restarted after oil spill in rural North Dakota
The operator of the Keystone oil pipeline has restarted the system after a spill onto farmland in North Dakota last week shut down the line. South Bow said it was watching inclement weather conditions before beginning “a carefully control restart” Monday that will include 24/7 monitoring and reduced operating pressures.
Company says thousands of gallons of oil have been recovered from a pipeline spill in North Dakota
Workers have recovered thousands of gallons of crude oil from an underground pipeline spill on North Dakota farmland. However, the owner of the line says Thursday it remains unclear when oil will again start flowing to refineries.
Cleanup underway of the Keystone oil pipeline spill in North Dakota
Trucks and workers started a cleanup effort at the site of a spill of the Keystone oil pipeline in rural North Dakota. The cause of the spill and the timing to get the pipeline back online remain unclear.