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Peterson: New farm bill preserves status quo, but will it help farmers enough?

Peterson: New farm bill preserves status quo, but will it help farmers enough?

The farm bill, which funds everything from food stamps to conservation programs, expired in September. House and Senate negotiators, including U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., say they have a deal and will push for votes in the next few weeks.
by Dan Gunderson and Elizabeth Dunbar

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State legislators, Line 3 foes seek seat on body that approved pipeline

State legislators, Line 3 foes seek seat on body that approved pipeline

An open seat on the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission is drawing interest from several notable applicants, including current and former state legislators and two leading critics of Enbridge Energy's planned Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement, a project approved by the PUC earlier this year.
by Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Five gross things we used to dump in the Mississippi River -- and what we're dumping now

Five gross things we used to dump in the Mississippi River -- and what we're dumping now

From raw sewage to industrial waste, the Mississippi was the dump for all sorts of pollution. A retired state regulator and history buff helps us compare past and current threats to the river.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Two years after Standing Rock protests, tensions remain but oil business booms

Two years after Standing Rock protests, tensions remain but oil business booms

Legal battles and local tensions persist two years after the North Dakota prairie was filled with thousands of indigenous and environmental protesters opposed to the Dakota Access Pipeline.
by Jeff Brady

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Fast-tracking logging on federal lands may not lessen wildfire risk

Fast-tracking logging on federal lands may not lessen wildfire risk

The current version of the Farm Bill includes House-backed provisions that would streamline logging projects on federal land. The administration argues logging could mitigate wildfire risk.
by Kirk Siegler

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Urgent warnings for Minnesota in U.S. climate report

Urgent warnings for Minnesota in U.S. climate report

Climate change is already wreaking havoc in Minnesota, from making people sicker to threatening the wild rice crop. Those are a few of the grim conclusions tucked inside the latest National Climate Assessment.
by Cody Nelson

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