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DFL copper mining feud spills into public view

DFL copper mining feud spills into public view

DFL Party leaders on Saturday are set to debate language that would put the party officially against a proposed copper-nickel mine near Hoyt Lakes. Could it be a swing issue in the next governor's race?
by Tim Pugmire

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Minnesota DNR finds evidence of zebra mussels in Leech Lake

Minnesota DNR finds evidence of zebra mussels in Leech Lake

The Department of Natural Resources said Thursday it found zebra mussel larvae in samples collected from two locations nearly 17 miles apart.
by Associated Press

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Standing Rock chair: Pipeline off treaty lands is OK, but climate change is the bigger issue

Standing Rock chair: Pipeline off treaty lands is OK, but climate change is the bigger issue

"If for the first time this nation can listen and hear us, they'll understand that this is about climate change," Standing Rock Tribal Chairman Dave Archambault said of the Dakota Access oil pipeline protest.
by Tom Crann and Cody Nelson

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Dakota Access pipeline company fighting small state fine

The company building the four-state, $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline is fighting an effort by North Dakota regulators to fine it $15,000.
by Associated Press

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Pipeline decision marks victory in tribal effort to protect sacred sites

Pipeline decision marks victory in tribal effort to protect sacred sites

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' decision earlier this week to block construction of the Dakota Access pipeline under the Missouri River signals Indian tribes' greater voice in off-reservation infrastructure projects.
by Dan Kraker

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Dakota Access builder: Corps bowed to politics in halting pipeline

The company is telling a judge that it has the permission it needs to complete the final link of the pipeline route under the Missouri River in North Dakota.
by Tim Nelson

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