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Minn. agency says EPA decision puts at risk lung, heart health

Minn. agency says EPA decision puts at risk lung, heart health

The EPA effectively removed limits on manufacturing of glider kits, freight truck bodies that often use outdated, heavily polluting engines.
by Cody Nelson

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Why people with disabilities want bans on plastic straws to be more flexible

Why people with disabilities want bans on plastic straws to be more flexible

As cities and companies — including Starbucks — move to oust straws in a bid to reduce pollution, people with disabilities say they're losing access to a necessary, lifesaving tool.
by Maria Godoy and Tove Danovich

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North Dakota sues Dakota Access over farmland ownership

North Dakota's attorney general is suing the developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline over agricultural land the company owns in violation of a state law banning large corporations from owning farmland.
by Associated Press

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What does the Line 3 approval mean for Minnesotans?

What does the Line 3 approval mean for Minnesotans?

MPR News reporter Dan Kraker speaks with a union leader and an environmental organizer, and takes calls from across the state to gauge reaction on regulators' recent permitting of the controversial pipeline.
by Dan Kraker

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Does Scott Pruitt's slow ouster mean ethics laws are getting weaker?

Does Scott Pruitt's slow ouster mean ethics laws are getting weaker?

"It's going to take different leadership at the top," said Don Fox, a former acting director of the Office of Government Ethics. "And that means a different occupant in the White House."
by Peter Overby

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Line 3 still has regulatory ground to plow before bringing in bulldozers

Line 3 still has regulatory ground to plow before bringing in bulldozers

Before Enbridge Energy can bring in the bulldozers and backhoes to build its Line 3 pipeline across northern Minnesota, it still has to go through more months of regulatory scrutiny.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Dayton continues tour of flood damage in southern MN

Dayton continues tour of flood damage in southern MN

Dayton pledged state resources to repair washed out roads and other damage.
by Mark Steil

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An Indian state bans plastic bags, straws and more. Will it work?

An Indian state bans plastic bags, straws and more. Will it work?

In Mumbai, beaches are strewn with plastic trash, so now there's a ban on plastics — and set penalties for violators. But there are some exceptions.
by Lauren Frayer

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