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North Dakota officials block wind power in effort to save coal

North Dakota officials block wind power in effort to save coal

Across the country, coal plants are shutting down. Wind turbines are going up. But the transition can be rocky. In North Dakota, some officials are trying to defend coal by blocking new wind turbines.
by Dan Charles

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NOAA update to cement warmer climate as new normal

NOAA update to cement warmer climate as new normal

But will the routine update mask the magnitude of climate change when we hear our daily forecasts?
by Paul Huttner

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Hunters and trappers blow past Wisconsin's wolf kill target

Hunters and trappers blow past Wisconsin's wolf kill target

Hunters and trappers have blown past Wisconsin's wolf kill target, forcing an early end to the hunting season and angering animal rights activists and conservationists. 
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota Supreme Court hands victory to PolyMet copper mine

Minnesota Supreme Court hands victory to PolyMet copper mine

The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed an appeals court's rejection of a critical air emissions permit for the planned PolyMet copper-nickel mine and sent the case back for further proceedings.
by The Associated Press

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Enbridge Line 3 divides Indigenous lands, people

Enbridge Line 3 divides Indigenous lands, people

Conflict is growing among Indigenous communities along the nearly 400-mile path of Enbridge's Line 3 project. As it cuts across the Fond du Lac reservation, treaty lands of several other bands of Ojibwe and the headwaters of the Mississippi River in northern Minnesota, it has brought not just jobs but controversy and discord into the most intimate spheres of spirituality, family and community.

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New evidence shows fertile soil gone from Midwestern farms

New evidence shows fertile soil gone from Midwestern farms

One-third of the cropland in the upper Midwest has entirely lost its fertile topsoil, according to a new study. Other scientists doubt that figure, but agree that soil loss is a big problem.
by Dan Charles

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Interior nominee Haaland vows 'balance' on energy, climate

Interior nominee Haaland vows 'balance' on energy, climate

Deb Haaland, a New Mexico congresswoman named to lead the Interior Department, said she is committed to "strike the right balance" as the agency manages energy development and seeks to restore and protect the nation's sprawling federal lands.
by The Associated Press

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