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DNR mines rich lode of comments on PolyMet

DNR mines rich lode of comments on PolyMet

DNR gathers more than 50,000 comments on the controversial mine proposal.

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Conservationists seek MN frac sand moratorium

Conservationists seek MN frac sand moratorium

Silica sand is abundant in southeastern Minnesota and is a crucial ingredient in the oil and natural gas extraction process known as fracking. Still, more than 6,000 Minnesotans have signed the moratorium petition.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Your spring gardening questions, answered

Your spring gardening questions, answered

While it's a little too early to plant your garden, it's not too early to plan it.

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Forum opens to discuss safety of crude oil transportation

Forum opens to discuss safety of crude oil transportation

The National Transportation Safety Board opens a two-day forum on rail safety and the transportation of crude oil and ethanol today.

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Pollution agency may ease cattle feedlot rules

The board is expected to vote Tuesday on whether to drop a requirement for large feedlots to have water quality permits under the federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System if they don't discharge manure into public waters.
by The Associated Press

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Earth Day special: Paul Hawken, Andrew Revkin, Sally Jewell and George Shultz

Earth Day special: Paul Hawken, Andrew Revkin, Sally Jewell and George Shultz

From the Commonwealth Club's "Climate One" series: Petrospective: Former secretary of state George Shultz and former CIA director James Woolsey speak about the necessity of moving toward clean energy. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell speaks about balancing conservation and jobs. Authors Paul Hawken and Andrew Revkin speak about ways to move beyond blame in the debate about climate change.

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Portland pee fiasco proves our lack of science knowledge

A couple of knuckleheads tinkled into a reservoir that serves as Portland's water supply so officials last week announced they're going to drain 38 million gallons of water. You can't have human urine in the water supply. What does this tell us?
by Bob Collins

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Telltale rainbow sheens show thousands of spills across the Gulf

Telltale rainbow sheens show thousands of spills across the Gulf

Since the disastrous BP spill in 2010, environmentalists have kept watch over Lousisiana's coastline. One consortium says there's far more oil leaking into the Gulf than companies are reporting.
by Bob Marshall

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