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State approves new frac sand mining standards

State approves new frac sand mining standards

The voluntary standards address a wide range of issues, including the effect of mining operations how they transport sand on air quality, noise level, roads and bridges.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Westminster Town Hall Forum: Sierra Club's Michael Brune

Westminster Town Hall Forum: Sierra Club's Michael Brune

Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune speaks at the Westminster Town Hall Forum in Minneapolis about "Protecting Wild Places." He's the author of "Coming Clean: Breaking America's Addiction to Oil and Coal."

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Duluth, Superior mayors support oil pipeline expansion

Duluth Mayor Don Ness on Wednesday waded into the controversy over the growing web of oil pipelines across northern Minnesota as he endorsed Enbridge Energy's pipeline expansion plans.
by Dan Kraker

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Flint Hills: Tailpipe pollutants to be converted to fertilizer

The system, which company officials say makes up roughly half of the overall project, will remove sulfur and nitrogen from gasoline and convert it into a liquid fertilizer.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Three U.S. trouble spots

Three U.S. trouble spots

We take a look at three spots in the United States that have been making headlines: Puerto Rico, California and Vermont.

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Hearings set on Alberta Clipper oil pipeline

Following a hearing Tuesday night in Hallock, the Public Utilities Commission has hearings set for Wednesday in Thief River Falls and Cass Lake, and Thursday in Floodwood and Duluth. The hearings will conclude with a final forum April 3 in St. Paul.
by The Associated Press

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Aquatic invasive species forum set for St. Paul

Aquatic invasive species forum set for St. Paul

Organizers say that as agencies and researchers strive to protect Minnesota waters from zebra mussels, Asian carp and other invaders, boat manufacturers and other private-sector partners are playing a critical role in the search for long-term solutions.
by The Associated Press

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Do you support the Enbridge pipeline project?

Do you support the Enbridge pipeline project?

Enbridge Energy is proposing its largest pipeline project ever to transport more Canadian tar sands heavy crude to the U.S., the third major oil pipeline expansion or replacement it’s planning across northern Minnesota. The Calgary-based company proposed spending $7 billion to replace its 46-year-old Line 3 pipeline, which runs from near Edmonton to Clearbrook, Minn.,…
by Michael Olson

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New state frac sand mining standards will aid industry, local communities, officials say

New state frac sand mining standards will aid industry, local communities, officials say

The 200-page document addresses a wide range of issues, including air quality, noise monitoring, storage, road and bridge impacts, and setbacks from homes. It's meant to be a guidebook that local leaders can use to regulate silica sand mining in their communities.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Public to have say on northern Minn. oil pipeline expansion

Public to have say on northern Minn. oil pipeline expansion

Enbridge Energy plans to boost the capacity of its Alberta Clipper pipeline that carries oil from Edmonton in the Alberta Tar Sands region to Clearbrook, Minn. and then to Superior, Wis.
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