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Legacy reporting: What's there, what's missing from state's website

A list of what information about the first two years of Legacy funding is missing or available on the website required to be a public resource for displaying where and how the tax money is spent.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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US Steel's $300M Keetac mine expansion up for vote

United States Steel Corp. will clear one of its last regulatory hurdles for the planned $300 million expansion of its taconite mine and processing plant in Keewatin if a state board approves two key water quality permits Tuesday.

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Algae fuel focus of Mpls. conference this week

More than 800 people will descend on Minneapolis to discuss the potential of algae as an alternative fuel Monday.
by Rupa Shenoy

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U of Minn. opens wind research station

The University of Minnesota is flipping the switch on a new wind research station this week at the university's UMore Park property in Rosemount.

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Trail camera captures cougar in central Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says a photo of a cougar taken in Juneau County is legitimate.

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SE Minnesota residents not digging the ‘sand rush’

SE Minnesota residents not digging the ‘sand rush’

Frac sand mining is to silica-sand rich Goodhue, Wabasha, and Winona counties, as a certain football stadium is to Ramsey County.
by Bob Collins

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In BWCA, new growth blooms even as hot spots still burn

In BWCA, new growth blooms even as hot spots still burn

More than a month after the Pagami Creek Fire ripped through a slice of the most popular area in the canoe area, signs of life are beginning to show.
by Dan Kraker

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