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The protests at Standing Rock: Oil, water, race and treaty rights

The protests at Standing Rock: Oil, water, race and treaty rights

MPR News with Tom Weber devoted Tuesday's show to exploring the dispute in North Dakota over the proposed pipeline. The show included new reporting and updates, plus thoughts and reflections from some of the key players in the story.
by Dan Gunderson, Julie Siple, Tom Weber, Elizabeth Dunbar, Matt Sepic, Dan Kraker, MPR News Staff and Doualy Xaykaothao

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Emergency managers charged over Flint's lead-tainted water

Emergency managers charged over Flint's lead-tainted water

A criminal investigation of Flint's lead-contaminated water turned to former key officials at City Hall on Tuesday as Michigan's attorney general announced charges against four people accused of keeping residents on a contaminated system that caused the crisis.
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Obama expected to bar drilling in swaths of Atlantic, Arctic

Obama expected to bar drilling in swaths of Atlantic, Arctic

President Barack Obama is expected to order wide swaths of the Atlantic and Arctic oceans placed permanently off-limits for oil drilling, in an 11th-hour push for environmental protection before he leaves office.
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Dakota Access pipeline cops push back on accusations of brutality

Dakota Access pipeline cops push back on accusations of brutality

Law enforcement says officers have shown restraint in the face of violence, but many self-described "water protectors" say they think the police are over-militarized.
by Matt Sepic

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American RadioWorks documentary: Thirsty Planet

American RadioWorks documentary: Thirsty Planet

Climate change is cutting off some people's access to clean water. It's making the drought worse in some places, even as it triggers torrential rain and flooding in others.

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For some, climate change cuts off access to clean water

For some, climate change cuts off access to clean water

Around the world climate change is making drought worse in some places, even as it triggers torrential rain and flooding in others - cutting off some people's access to clean water.
by MPR News Staff

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Split government could curtail progress on climate change

With a Republican-majority Legislature and a DFL governor, there's little room for progress on climate change in Minnesota this session.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Standing Rock considers creating tribal utilities commission

Standing Rock considers creating tribal utilities commission

Tribal Chairman Dave Archambault II says the battle over the Dakota Access pipeline near the reservation has shown flaws in federal and state law pertaining to tribal consultation and input on infrastructure projects.
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10 pipeline protesters face disorderly conduct trial

A joint misdemeanor trial is scheduled Monday for 10 people arrested Aug. 11 after they allegedly pushed through law enforcement lines or police tape to access a construction site.
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