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McCollum asks feds to complete study on mining near Boundary Waters

McCollum asks feds to complete study on mining near Boundary Waters

DFL Rep. Betty McCollum wants the federal government to complete a study on the impacts of copper-nickel mining in the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and forbid any mining activity until its complete.
by Dan Kraker

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Xcel's new plan: Coal-free by 2030, nuclear until 2040

Xcel's new plan: Coal-free by 2030, nuclear until 2040

Xcel Energy said Monday it plans to shut its Minnesota coal plants, its last two in the Upper Midwest, a decade earlier than scheduled but seek a 10-year extension on its Monticello nuclear plant license.
by Martin Moylan, Elizabeth Dunbar and Kirsti Marohn

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Remote island chain has few people -- but hundreds of millions of pieces of plastic

Remote island chain has few people -- but hundreds of millions of pieces of plastic

The Cocos Keeling Islands make up barely 6 square miles in the Indian Ocean. It's a good place to measure debris because almost no one lives there. Scientists were flabbergasted by what they found.
by Christopher Joyce

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