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States join to block lower air standards near taconite mine

States join to block lower air standards near taconite mine

The state attorneys general in Minnesota and Wisconsin are joining environmental groups to stop Northshore Mining Co. efforts in federal court to lower the standard for fibers in the air near the company's Silver Bay taconite plant.

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Tech tips on recording oral histories

Minnesota Public Radio audio guru Mark Hinsz offers these helpful hints.

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Future of food: vaccines with a peel and printable sushi

MPR's Tom Crann talks to futurist Cecily Sommers about how tomorrow's food is being engineered today. Sommers says a banana a day could soon keep both the doctor and diseases away.

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Minnesota's greenhouse gas emissions grow

Minnesota's greenhouse gas emissions grow

A new report says Minnesota and other Midwestern states produce more greenhouse gases than some countries.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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History is written in the notes of classical music

History is written in the notes of classical music

New Yorker music critic Alex Ross has chronicled the changes in 20th century culture through classical music. NPR's Tom Crann talks to Ross about his new book, "The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century."

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U of M program taps new kidney donors

U of M program taps new kidney donors

For patients on dialysis the wait for a donor kidney is longer than ever.
by Lorna Benson

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A worldwide focus on poverty and human development

A worldwide focus on poverty and human development

Hundreds of medical and scientific journals joined together this month to cover a single topic. "Poverty and human development" is the simultaneous focus of the current issue of an unprecedented 235 journals from around the globe.

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University MRI lab remains shuttered by bridge collapse

University MRI lab remains shuttered by bridge collapse

The MRI lab was not damaged, even though the building sits within 50 feet of the collapsed bridge. But concerns over safety and liability forced the lab to close.
by Art Hughes

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