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A field day for powerful mining interests

A troubling hearing spearheaded by Rep. Pete Stauber illustrates the need for Congress to permanently protect the BWCA.
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Coffee roasters look to long-snubbed robusta bean as climate changes

The age of arabica may soon be in decline, as climate change forces the fickle plants off of farms.

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Minn. lawmakers push to restore year-round sales of ethanol blend

Democrats join Republicans in the push to save year-round E15 sales that were first enacted by the Trump Administration.
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Climate change is devastating Central American coffee farms, and spurring migration

With coffee production in other countries driving down prices and droughts and storms wreaking havoc, coffee farmers in Central America have had to make tough choices in recent years.

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Jordan Thomas: The new line of attack on climate science

Earlier generations failed to base policy on science. Our communities are now dealing with the consequences of that failure.

Minnesota extends comment period for Enbridge pipeline permits
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Minnesota extends comment period for Enbridge pipeline permits

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has extended by one week the deadline for public comments on permits for Enbridge's proposed oil pipeline across the northern part of the state and has scheduled telephonic "town hall meetings" on the project.

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Cargill commits to reducing greenhouse gas emissions
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Cargill commits to reducing greenhouse gas emissions

The Minnesota agribusiness pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from entire supply chain by 30% by 2030, more formally backs Paris Climate Agreement goals.
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