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Third PolyMet meeting set for tonight

Meeting aims to gather public comment on mine's impact statement.
by Dan Kraker

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What environmentalists hope to hear from Obama tonight

What environmentalists hope to hear from Obama tonight

The administration's response to climate change is expected to figure in the State of the Union.
by Paul Huttner

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PolyMet environmental study inconclusive on water treatment, fueling confusion

PolyMet environmental study inconclusive on water treatment, fueling confusion

Debate over the need for long-term water treatment has dominated public testimony surrounding PolyMet's proposed copper-nickel mine, but the agencies studying the plan didn't ask the one question seemingly everyone wants the answer to: How long exactly will that treatment be needed?
by Elizabeth Dunbar and Dan Kraker

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Climate change conference comes to Minn.

The group aims to show how climate change threatens health, agriculture, urban centers, ecology and recreation. It asks Minnesotans to begin a political discussion with legislators around climate change.
by Liala Helal

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Film highlights unique beauty of Upper Mississippi

A La Crescent biologist has captured on film the beauty of deeply carved river valleys in a unique area of the Upper Mississippi River.
by The Associated Press

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Reaction to NTSB crude oil rail transport recommendations

Reaction to NTSB crude oil rail transport recommendations

The National Transportation Safety Board released a series of recommendations to increase safety of transporting crude oil by rail.

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Keystone XL backers bolstered by oil train risk report

Keystone XL backers bolstered by oil train risk report

U.S. and Canadian accident investigators urged their governments Thursday to impose new safety rules on so-called oil trains, warning that a "major loss of life" could result from an accident involving the increasing use of trains to transport large amounts of crude oil.

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DNR: New water data could alter PolyMet environmental study

DNR: New water data could alter PolyMet environmental study

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said the current draft of the environmental impact statement for PolyMet's mine and processing facility estimated the nearby Partridge River's flow using data that differs from other, more recent data.
by Elizabeth Dunbar and Dan Kraker

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Gypsy moth quarantine planned in NE Minn.

The state plans to impose a quarantine to limit the spread of destructive gypsy moths and it will affect travelers visiting Lake and Cook counties in northeastern Minnesota, agriculture officials announced Thursday.
by The Associated Press

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Mining supporters dominate hearing on PolyMet proposal

Mining supporters dominate hearing on PolyMet proposal

Aurora, a small town of 1,600 on the northeastern edge of the Iron Range, is a hotbed of support for the proposal. Many residents once worked at LTV Steel, a nearby taconite plant that shut down in 2001, causing more than 1,000 employees to lose their jobs. PolyMet is proposing to reuse the shuttered plant.
by Elizabeth Dunbar and Dan Kraker

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