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Amid Keystone XL fight, the Lakota Treaty of Fort Laramie turns 150

Amid Keystone XL fight, the Lakota Treaty of Fort Laramie turns 150

Native Americans of the Northern Plains are gathering this weekend to commemorate an 1868 agreement with the United States -- one often invoked in the debate on pipeline construction.
by Jim Kent

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Minneapolis metal recycler plans move to Becker

Minneapolis metal recycler plans move to Becker

A scrap metal recycler with a history of air pollution problems in north Minneapolis could relocate 50 miles northwest to the city of Becker as soon as this summer.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Lego 'master builders' to make model of Whitewater watershed in Winona

Lego 'master builders' to make model of Whitewater watershed in Winona

A successful Lego donation drive over the winter is allowing an educator at Whitewater State Park to coordinate the effort, which aims to raise awareness about land use and water quality.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Smoke from Superior refinery explosion poses health risk

Smoke from Superior refinery explosion poses health risk

An explosion and asphalt fire at a Wisconsin oil refinery sent huge plumes of smoke into the air that pollution experts said almost certainly contained large amounts of toxins, posing a serious health risk to those living downwind.
by Associated Press

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The implications of the oil and gas boom

The implications of the oil and gas boom

Neal Conan asks about the trade-offs in the oil and gas glut, about how it changes politics around the world, and whether it will delay any transition to clean sources of energy.

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State officials go back to drawing board on wild rice rule

State officials go back to drawing board on wild rice rule

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency spent several years analyzing studies and engaging industry, tribes and environmental groups. But an administrative law judge rejected the updated standard.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Photos: Smoke, tension and evacuations follow Superior refinery fire

Photos: Smoke, tension and evacuations follow Superior refinery fire

A refinery fire that generated blasts and explosions throughout the day generated a huge plume of black smoke, prompting evacuations of a three-mile radius around the refinery, as well as a 10 mile corridor south of it in the path of the smoke.

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