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How a 1968 disaster in a coal mine changed the industry

How a 1968 disaster in a coal mine changed the industry

A mine disaster 50 years ago in West Virginia helped shape a new regulatory framework for the health and safety of coal miners. Surviving family members are still looking for justice.
by Molly Born

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After struggles, North Dakota grows into its ongoing oil boom

After struggles, North Dakota grows into its ongoing oil boom

The U.S. recently became the world's biggest producer of crude oil. The ongoing oil boom has transformed Great Plains towns like Watford City, North Dakota.
by Jeff Brady

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Elk River garbage-burning power plant to close

Great River Energy says it will close a plant in Elk River that converts trash into energy after failing to find a buyer willing to take it over.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Minnesota proposes teaching climate change as human-caused

Minnesota proposes teaching climate change as human-caused

Minnesota's draft science education standards include teaching climate change as a human-caused phenomenon -- the first time in Minnesota such guidelines have ascribed human activity as the driver behind global warming.
by Cody Nelson

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Minn. farmers have most to lose if conservation cut from farm bill

Minn. farmers have most to lose if conservation cut from farm bill

House and Senate negotiators are trying to work out a deal on the farm bill before the end of the year, but one key difference between the House and Senate versions of the bill is the fate of the Conservation Stewardship Program, which gives farmers credit for maintaining practices that reduce soil erosion and improve water quality.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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This American Moment: Pushing climate change reform across political divides

This American Moment: Pushing climate change reform across political divides

Former South Carolina Congressman Bob Inglis was once a climate-science denying Republican. He now thinks very differently, and has said his refusal to treat climate science as accurate was more motivated by politics than by scientific evidence. Inglis talked to MPR News host Kerri Miller about religion, climate, and politics.

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Line 3 oil pipeline moves closer to construction in northern Minnesota

Line 3 oil pipeline moves closer to construction in northern Minnesota

State regulators took additional steps at a meeting Monday in St. Paul to push the controversial project closer to final approval. But opponents vow they will continue to fight it.
by Dan Kraker

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