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Government seeks to dismiss Twin Metals mining lease lawsuit

Government seeks to dismiss Twin Metals mining lease lawsuit

Government attorneys are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a company that's trying to renew its minerals leases so it can build a large underground copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota.
by Associated Press

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EPA reverses course, highlights fracking contamination of drinking water

After stressing in June 2015 that there was no "widespread, systematic impact" on water, the agency now says there is evidence that fracking can affect drinking water under some circumstances.

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Thomas Friedman talks slowing down, staying optimistic at Minneapolis forum

Thomas Friedman talks slowing down, staying optimistic at Minneapolis forum

MPR News Presents a broadcast of the Westminster Town Hall Forum featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, discussing his new book: "Thank you for Being Late."
by MPR News Staff

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Law officers ask Obama for help policing pipeline protests

Law officers ask Obama for help policing pipeline protests

A dozen law enforcement officials in North Dakota are imploring President Barack Obama in a letter to send federal officers to help local police during protests against the $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline, citing costs, fatigue and a growing fear of vigilante justice.
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DNR bans deer-feeding in 5 Minnesota counties in CWD fight

The agency announced a 370-square-mile disease management zone Monday. The deer feeding ban goes into effect later this month in Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted and Winona counties.
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Company: Equipment didn't detect North Dakota oil leak

State environmental scientist Bill Suess says a landowner discovered the crude oil spill on Dec. 5 near Belfield. Suess says the oil has migrated more than 5 miles from the spill site along Ash Coulee Creek.
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In their own words: The 'water protectors' of Standing Rock

In their own words: The 'water protectors' of Standing Rock

As winter settles in, the leader of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe has asked many of the pipeline protesters to head home. Here are the stories and portraits of some of those who joined the protests.
by Ariel Zambelich and Cassi Alexandra

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Some Dakota Access protesters beginning to leave

Some Dakota Access protesters beginning to leave

Harsh winter weather is forcing some protesters against the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline to leave a vast camp in North Dakota.
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Tribes suing over Dakota Access pipeline willing to put claims on hold

Tribes suing over Dakota Access pipeline willing to put claims on hold

Two Sioux tribes suing over the Dakota Access pipeline say they're willing to put their claims on hold while the Army considers whether to allow the pipeline to cross under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota.
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Giraffe now listed as 'vulnerable' to extinction as population plummets

Giraffe now listed as 'vulnerable' to extinction as population plummets

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature says the giraffe population has declined by as much as 40 percent in the past 30 years and could face extinction if the trend is not reversed.
by Rebecca Hersher

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