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Gov. Burgum: Dakota Access pipeline good for North Dakota economy

Gov. Burgum: Dakota Access pipeline good for North Dakota economy

Republican Gov. Doug Burgum took office Thursday and told state agency leaders that the goal during his administration will be to make state government more efficient and responsive to citizens.
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Q&A: Secretary of state pick could affect climate policy

Q&A: Secretary of state pick could affect climate policy

If Trump's pick for secretary of state, ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, is confirmed by the Senate, where opposition is emerging, the move could have broad consequences for U.S. environmental policy.
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Feds halt Twin Metals plan for Minn. copper mine near Boundary Waters

Feds halt Twin Metals plan for Minn. copper mine near Boundary Waters

Federal authorities on Thursday called for a two-year "time out" for more environmental analysis and public input on whether future mining should be authorized on any federal land near Minnesota's Boundary Waters.
by Dan Kraker

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North Dakota oil spill raises questions about safety

North Dakota oil spill raises questions about safety

The discovery of an oil pipeline spill earlier this month in western North Dakota has drawn heightened attention because of the battle over the Dakota Access oil pipeline. Here are some questions and answers about the spill on the Belle Fourche Pipeline.
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Arctic warming at 'astonishing' rates, researchers say

Arctic warming at 'astonishing' rates, researchers say

Scientists meeting in San Francisco issue their 2016 report card. "The Arctic as a whole is warming at least twice as fast as the rest of the planet," one says, and it is getting progressively worse.
by Christopher Joyce

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Defying Trump, Dept. of Energy won't name climate change workers

Defying Trump, Dept. of Energy won't name climate change workers

A DOE statement Tuesday said questions about who has worked on climate science had "unsettled" staffers and contractors alike. Many saw the questionnaire as a precursor to a purge.
by Jason Slotkin

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Governor, tribal leader discuss reducing protest tensions

Governor, tribal leader discuss reducing protest tensions

North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple and Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault have met to discuss reducing tensions between law officers and Dakota Access oil pipeline opponents. Archambault said Tuesday that the tribe estimates only about 300 people remain in the main camp.
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Meet Lun Lun's elegant and happy (panda) daughters

Meet Lun Lun's elegant and happy (panda) daughters

Atlanta's zoo announced the names of two 100-day-old panda babies born there this fall. Their names Ya Lun and Xi Lun mean "elegant" and "happy," and honor their mother, Lun Lun.
by Rebecca Hersher

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