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State appeals court upholds approval of Line 3 oil pipeline

State appeals court upholds approval of Line 3 oil pipeline

On a 2-1 vote, a Minnesota Court of Appeals panel has upheld the state's approval of the Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project, dealing a blow to tribes and environmental groups battling the project.
by Dan Kraker

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Coming soon to an atlas near you: A fifth ocean

Coming soon to an atlas near you: A fifth ocean

National Geographic has recognized the Southern Ocean as the fifth official ocean. The cartographic update doesn't surprise researchers who study the importance of the waters surrounding Antarctica.
by Karen Zamora, Justine Kenin and Emma Bowman

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Audio postcard: Searching for orchids at Lake Bemidji State Park

Audio postcard: Searching for orchids at Lake Bemidji State Park

We get occasional dispatches from wildflower chasers Phyllis Root and Kelly Povo, as they roam the state looking for what’s in bloom. Their latest postcard comes from the bog boardwalk at Lake Bemidji State Park, where they caught the beginning of orchid season.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Small Minneapolis event eyes Klobuchar to help stop Line 3

Small Minneapolis event eyes Klobuchar to help stop Line 3

About 100 people gathered at a Minneapolis park before marching to Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s downtown office to promote shutting down reconstruction an aging oil pipeline in northern Minnesota.
by The Associated Press

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Line 3 opponents challenge pipeline's state water permit in court

Line 3 opponents challenge pipeline's state water permit in court

The Minnesota Court of Appeals heard arguments Thursday over a challenge to a key water quality permit that it granted to the Line 3 oil pipeline project.
by Kirsti Marohn

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How Midwest dairy farmers are cashing in on California's clean fuel standards

How Midwest dairy farmers are cashing in on California's clean fuel standards

Minnesota state lawmakers are trying to hammer out a deal on clean car rules. Meanwhile, Midwest dairy farmers are cashing in on California's clean car standards by supplying the state with perhaps the smelliest clean fuel out there.
by Paul Huttner

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See the stunning photos of Thursday's 'ring of fire' solar eclipse

See the stunning photos of Thursday's 'ring of fire' solar eclipse

If you didn't wake up early enough to see Thursday's solar eclipse yourself, photographers from the U.S. to Asia to Europe snapped images of the striking astronomical event.
by Joe Hernandez

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What causes the northern lights? Scientists finally know for sure

What causes the northern lights? Scientists finally know for sure

An article suggests the natural light show starts when disturbances on the sun pull on Earth's magnetic field, creating cosmic waves that launch electrons into the atmosphere to form the aurora.
by Joe Hernandez

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Keystone pipeline canceled after Biden had blocked permit

Keystone pipeline canceled after Biden had blocked permit

The sponsor of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline says it's pulling the plug on the contentious project after Canadian officials failed to persuade the Biden administration to reverse its cancellation of the company's permit.
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