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Judge allows some Northern Metal operations to resume; city to reinspect Minneapolis site

Judge allows some Northern Metal operations to resume; city to reinspect Minneapolis site

City officials are set to reinspect the Northern Metal Recycling facility in north Minneapolis on Monday, in the wake of a judge’s order on Friday allowing the company to resume accepting scrap metal.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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MPCA issues draft permits for Enbridge’s Line 3 project

MPCA issues draft permits for Enbridge’s Line 3 project

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued three draft permits this week that are needed to build the Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project, marking another step in Enbridge Energy’s five-year effort to build the controversial pipeline across northern Minnesota.
by Dan Kraker

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Citing climate commitments, UK court blocks new runway at Heathrow Airport

Citing climate commitments, UK court blocks new runway at Heathrow Airport

The Court of Appeal said the major international hub's plans for an additional runway failed to consider the government's pledges on carbon emissions. It's a big win for climate activists.
by Colin Dwyer

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Scientists gather to study risk from microplastic pollution

Scientists gather to study risk from microplastic pollution

Scientists say "microplastics" are turning up everywhere in oceans, from the water itself to the guts of fish and the poop of sea otters and giant killer whales. Research into the impact of these tiny bits of broken-down plastic is just getting underway.
by The Associated Press

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Colombians grapple with a big problem: Wandering hippos

Colombians grapple with a big problem: Wandering hippos

An estimated 80 hippos, perhaps more, live in the area around the Rio Magdalena, Colombia’s principal river. They're descendants of four hippos that were brought to the country by infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar.
by The Associated Press

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Crews extinguish stubborn fire at Northern Metal in Becker

Crews extinguish stubborn fire at Northern Metal in Becker

Officials in Becker, Minn., said Saturday that the stubborn fire at the Northern Metal Recycling facility has finally been extinguished.
by MPR News Staff

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Report: Minnesota paying out $135K annually due to wolf kills

Report: Minnesota paying out $135K annually due to wolf kills

In the last decade, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture has paid out an average of $135,000 on about 110 wolf depredation claims each year.

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'Antarctica melts,' NASA says, showing effects of a record warm spell

'Antarctica melts,' NASA says, showing effects of a record warm spell

Taken just nine days apart, two images illustrate the impact a recent warm period had on the Antarctic Peninsula. NASA says such warmth "has become more common in recent years."
by Bill Chappell

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As fire continues, state halts most Northern Metal operations in Becker

As fire continues, state halts most Northern Metal operations in Becker

State pollution control regulators Friday ordered the Northern Metal Recycling to stop accepting scrap metal at its site in Sherburne County, effectively halting the company's operation at the facility before it could begin.
by Kirsti Marohn

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