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New climate change case headed to Supreme Court

New climate change case headed to Supreme Court

The Obama administration and environmental interests generally agree that global warming is a threat that must be dealt with. But they're on opposite sides of a Supreme Court case over the ability of states and groups such as the Audubon Society that want to sue large electric utilities and force power plants to cut their emissions.

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Minnesota researchers begin Lake Superior study

Minnesota researchers begin Lake Superior study

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Duluth are launching a new phase of investigation into temperature changes on Lake Superior. In 2007, they published a report that found surface temperatures across Lake Superior had risen, on average, 4.5 degrees since 1979, and put them into the middle of the climate change debate.

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Public show growing concerns over nuclear power at Prairie Island extension meeting

Public show growing concerns over nuclear power at Prairie Island extension meeting

Growing concern over nuclear power has spurred more interest in the Prairie Island nuclear power plant, and at a meeting Thursday night the public had a chance to grill federal officials with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission about the plant's extension.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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