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03/09/2010 -

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03/09/2010 - Daily conservation news from across Minnesota, collected by the Minnesota Environmental Partnership, concerns air pollution, transportation, energy, invasive species and mining topics.

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03/09/2010 - I watched with interest last week as the Senate Energy, Utilities, Technology and Communications Committee debated whether to lift the 1994 moratorium on construction of nuclear power plants.  I remember well the legislative session debate back then on where to store nuclear waste, as the Prairie Island storage pool within the reactor was almost full.

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03/08/2010 -

News Topic(s): What's New  Water  Land Conservation  

03/08/2010 - If Metropolitan Council population projections come true, increased water use in urban parts of the metro area will lead to significantly lowered aquifer levels, to the detriment of lakes, ponds and even some shallower private wells.
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