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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.
by Associated Press

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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.
by Associated Press

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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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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.
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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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