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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.
by Dan Kraker

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Sacre bleu: It's Paris in the smog time

Sacre bleu: It's Paris in the smog time

Paris is suffering from the worst smog it's seen in decades. Associated Press Paris Bureau Chief Angela Charlton explains the ways the city's dealing with the smog, including restrictions on drivers.

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Pellet gun killed wolf that fled Isle Royale park

Pellet gun killed wolf that fled Isle Royale park

Scientists who study the park's wolves and moose say the wolf was a loner and had been attacked by other wolves before escaping this winter across a Lake Superior ice bridge.
by Dan Kraker

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Tribes, health officials, Chamber of Commerce weigh in on PolyMet

Tribes, health officials, Chamber of Commerce weigh in on PolyMet

The nearly 50,000 comments the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has collected on the PolyMet copper-nickel mining proposal include e-mails, hand-written letters and postcards, and even full research reports containing hundreds of pages of graphs and data analysis.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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EPA gives PolyMet mine study a passing grade, with conditions

EPA gives PolyMet mine study a passing grade, with conditions

The assessment was far better than the rating PolyMet's environmental study received four years ago. EPA said then that the study provided an inadequate assessment of the proposed mine's effects on the environment.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Minneapolis Park Board commissioner says new SWLRT tunnel plan requires a deeper look

Minneapolis Park Board commissioner says new SWLRT tunnel plan requires a deeper look

There is yet another new proposal on the table to solve one of the trickiest questions about the proposed Southwest light rail line: "the deeper shallow tunnel." MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Minneapolis Park Board Commissioner Anita Tabb, who represents the Kennilworth area, about it.
by Cathy Wurzer

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What's the value of solar energy?

What's the value of solar energy?

Minnesota became the first state to set a so-called "value of solar" tariff with a 3-2 vote Wednesday by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.

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