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Flint Hills to spend $750M to reduce emissions

Flint Hills to spend $750M to reduce emissions

Flint Hills Resources announced plans Thursday to reduce emissions and improve efficiency at its Pine Bend refinery. The company said it just completed a $400 million upgrade.
by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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Massive solar plant opens in Morocco

Massive solar plant opens in Morocco

The plant can generate up to 160 megawatts of power and covers thousands of acres of desert, making it one of the world's biggest solar thermal power plants. And it's just the beginning.

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Unpaid water bills in Flint could hinder repairs

Unpaid water bills in Flint could hinder repairs

Michigan's governor wants to spend $30 million to pay water bills in Flint. A lawsuit is seeking five times that in refunds and damages for people who paid for lead-tainted drinking water.
by Steve Carmody

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Flint begins the long process of fixing its water problem

Flint begins the long process of fixing its water problem

Experts are scrambling to define the scope of the water contamination disaster in the city of nearly 100,000 and determine how to replace corroded pipes, while making sure to keep the public informed.
by Ari Shapiro

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'Stand up for our rights': Indian treaty tensions run deep in Minnesota

'Stand up for our rights': Indian treaty tensions run deep in Minnesota

Ojibwe protesters charged with illegally harvesting wild rice and netting fish hope to force a definitive answer to the question of who controls Indian hunting and fishing. A case from more than 30 years ago suggests it may not happen.
by Dan Kraker

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Best Buy tacks $25 charge onto TV, computer monitor recycling

Best Buy tacks $25 charge onto TV, computer monitor recycling

The Twin Cities-based electronics retailer said it would continue free recycling of batteries, computers, printers and other items at its stores but that a charge was needed to cover rising TV and monitor disposal costs.
by Martin Moylan

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Original intent? History, language blur Minnesota Indian treaty disputes

Original intent? History, language blur Minnesota Indian treaty disputes

Would tribal leaders who signed the 1855 Treaty have understood that giving up land meant giving up hunting and fishing rights? A judge must probe the treaty's words and Minnesota's history for answers, starting today.
by Dan Gunderson

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Explaining Minnesota's 1837, 1854 and 1855 Ojibwe treaties

Explaining Minnesota's 1837, 1854 and 1855 Ojibwe treaties

Much of what is now Minnesota land was ceded by Ojibwe tribes in a series of treaties. Three of those treaties have sparked land use controversies in recent years.
by John Enger

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Dayton backs off water-buffer strip plan for private ditches

Dayton backs off water-buffer strip plan for private ditches

Gov. Mark Dayton's plans to require buffer strips along Minnesota waterways took a step back Friday when he acknowledged he's ordered conservation officials to stop mapping "private ditches."
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