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Enbridge, DNR reach $2.8M agreement to resolve Line 3 aquifer breach
Enbridge and the Minnesota DNR agreed to a settlement after the company pierced a groundwater aquifer while building Line 3 in northern Minnesota, violating water rules.
'Congress is in a coma.' Former lawmakers sound alarm on health of the House
Congress is wrapping up the year without a lot of legislative accomplishments under its belt and a growing list of lawmakers who are retiring. Former members say the challenges on Capitol Hill have been brewing for a long time.
Trump administration pauses 5 wind projects off the East Coast
The Trump administration is pausing leases for five large-scale offshore wind projects under construction on the East Coast due to what it said were national security risks identified by the Pentagon. 
Coast Guard is pursuing another tanker helping Venezuela skirt sanctions, U.S. official says
The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea. Word of the pursuit comes as the Trump administration appears to be intensifying its targeting of such vessels connected to the Venezuelan government. The tanker pursuit Sunday was confirmed by a U.S. official.
U.S. stocks rise at the start of a holiday-shortened week, gold and silver touched records
Stocks are rising modestly on Wall Street at the start of what’s expected to be a quiet holiday week. The S&P 500 rose 0.4 percent in early trading Monday. Gold and silver touched records and oil prices jumped after the U.S. Coast Guard said it was pursuing another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean.
Man shot and wounded by St. Paul police officers
A man was shot and wounded by St. Paul police officers on Sunday afternoon, after reportedly pointing a handgun at officers.