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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.
by The Associated Press

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Explainer: Why a rural pipeline is a climate battleground

Explainer: Why a rural pipeline is a climate battleground

Protesters are trying to halt work on a rebuild of Enbridge Energy's Line 3. The company says the pipe is deteriorating and needs replacing. Critics contend any new or rebuilt pipeline delays an urgently needed transition away from fossil fuels and opponents pledge a “summer of resistance” on the ground and in court.
by The Associated Press

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Protesters maintain blockade overnight at Line 3 pipeline site

Protesters maintain blockade overnight at Line 3 pipeline site

Protesters fighting the Enbridge Energy company’s push to replace an aging oil pipeline across northern Minnesota maintained a blockade at a pump station Tuesday as part of a summer drive to stop the project before it can go into service.
by Evan Frost and The Associated Press

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