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Following an unusually warm first half of January, the weather pattern in Minnesota has been dominated by a northwesterly flow of air, and temperatures have generally averaged colder than normal on most days.
Psst ... climate change is still here, even though it's freezing out
President Trump recently got the internet talking when he suggested, inaccurately, that recent cold and snow in the northeastern U.S. somehow negated modern climate science.
Environmental groups appeal PolyMet mine permits
The groups argue the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency ignored evidence that PolyMet intends to process more ore daily than called for in its air permit. And they argue the company's water permit improperly allows pollutants to be discharged to groundwater.