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They came to the U.S. to attend middle school. Then the immigration crackdown began.
One dreams of becoming a lawyer. The other imagines a career as an FBI agent. Over a year at Andersen Middle School in Minneapolis, two students from Mexico and Ecuador reached milestones and faced new barriers to their future in the U.S.
A creek with atomic waste from WWII is linked to increased cancer risk
A new study in JAMA shows how proximity to Coldwater Creek, where nuclear waste from the Manhattan Project was improperly stored, affected cancer rates over the decades.
Coca-Cola says it will use ‘U.S. cane sugar’ in a new drink offering
Coca-Cola’s move comes a week after President Trump said he had been talking to the soft drink giant about using cane sugar rather than high-fructose corn syrup in its signature drink.
Environmental, conservation groups apply pressure on nitrate contamination in southeast Minnesota
Environmental groups and concerned well owners in southeast Minnesota hope a lawsuit against the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Department of Agriculture will open up the rulemaking process for manure and commercial fertilizer.
U.S. coffee drinkers and businesses will pay the price for Trump’s Brazil tariffs
President Donald Trump plans to levy a 50 percent tariff on all goods from Brazil — the source of about 30 percent of U.S. coffee imports. This looming tariff threat has sent shock waves through the U.S. coffee industry.