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Volkswagen stores 300,000 dirty diesels in massive auto boneyards

Volkswagen stores 300,000 dirty diesels in massive auto boneyards

Dramatic photos show thousands of the cars awaiting their fate. Volkswagen says it has paid more than $7.4 billion to buy back diesel cars in the U.S.

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Deep thoughts from dead trees

Toxic chemicals, bad social networking, good mutts, fallen debris from space, and opening day.
by Bob Collins

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Regulators stand behind controversial wild rice rule

Regulators stand behind controversial wild rice rule

At issue is a water quality standard Minnesota adopted in 1973 that limits how much sulfate can be discharged by wastewater treatment plants, iron ore mines, paper mills, or other facilities, into waters where wild rice grows.
by Dan Kraker

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Goodall, ever hopeful: We will save the chimp

Goodall, ever hopeful: We will save the chimp

The 83-year-old primatologist spoke to a sold-out crowd at Northrop Auditorium at the University of Minnesota.
by Tom Weber

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Dayton threatens to veto pipeline bill

Gov. Mark Dayton said Wednesday he’ll veto a bill that would bypass the Public Utilities Commission and grant approval for Enbridge Energy's Line 3 oil pipeline in northern Minnesota.
by Tim Nelson

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PFC levels force shutdown of Lake Elmo well, tower

The city of Lake Elmo is taking one of its wells and a water tower offline because of elevated levels of chemicals in the water.
by Kirsti Marohn

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As PolyMet mine's costs rise, potential profits called into question

As PolyMet mine's costs rise, potential profits called into question

It's going to cost hundreds of million dollars more than originally planned to build the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine and processing plant in northeast Minnesota -- but the eventual payout could exceed $2 billion.
by Dan Kraker

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