Category: Minnesota
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Minnesotans vs. McDonald’s Toxic Taters
McDonald’s french fries are suspected of killing farm animals and poisoning wildlife and Minnesotans, including…
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300+ Devoted Activists Rally in Minnestoa Against Proposed Tar Sands Pipeline Expansion Project
The sky was gray, the temp was just below freezing, the wind was whistling and sleet was pelting down on Kellogg Park in downtown St. Paul, MN, last week… …but that wasn’t enough to stop more than 300 of us from across the Midwest who came to rally and march against the proposed expansion of…
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Pesticides to Blame for Massive Bee Deaths in Minnesota
A recent investigation into the death of thousands of bees last month in Minnesota revealed that fipronil, a widely used insecticide, was to blame. In mid-September, three colonies of bees …
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Will Court Decision on Gulf Dead Zone Reduce Dangerous Algae Growth in American Waters?
The U.S. District Court in Eastern Louisiana ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday to determine within six months whether to set new limits on the pollution that is fueling the dangerous algae …
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Groups Urge Congress to Restore Funding for Great Lakes to Protect Drinking Water, Create Jobs
A coalition of Great Lakes states, municipalities, tribes, businesses, industries and conservation groups is urging Congress to restore funding to programs to heal the Great Lakes …