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Surprising support in tar sands pipeline fight, despite court loss
2/5/2010 2:08:26 PM
More court action this past week in MCEA's battle against a tar sands pipeline and rhetorical suppo...
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Landmark project: Customers buy less gas, company still profits
12/18/2009 3:46:33 PM
A pilot project with CenterPoint Energy provides incentives for customers to use less natural gas w...
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Catch MCEA on "Almanac" tonight discussing tar sands oil
12/11/2009 10:31:33 AM
MCEA lawyer Mary Marrow will explain why dirty tar sands oil is bad for Minnesota, the U.S. and Can...
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Goodpaster called "unsung hero" in newspaper profile
11/23/2009 5:16:30 PM
The St. Paul Pioneer Press profiled MCEA's Beth Goodpaster and the work she did in stopping the Big...
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Groups argue for federal injunction against pipeline
11/18/2009 12:08:02 PM
A preliminary injunction to stop construction of the Enbridge pipeline is essential, environmental ...
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Feds agree with MCEA in cleaning haze over BWCA
11/11/2009 4:11:06 PM
A federal agency and state board took positive steps to clean up haze over Minnesota wilderness.
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"Persistence won out" in Big Stone II victory
11/3/2009 11:21:04 AM
After a more than four year struggle, MCEA and its allies were victorious and the coal-fired power ...
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MCEA in court next week in drainage case
10/19/2009 3:25:10 PM
A Kittson County judge will hear MCEA's arguments that Roseau County and others should be brought i...
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This courtroom loss not all bad for environment
9/22/2009 5:21:05 PM
Court of Appeals handed MCEA a loss in Minnesota Steel case, but it has a big upside.
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MCEA, others, sue Secretary Clinton over tar sands pipeline
9/3/2009 5:50:03 PM
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton violated the law in the way she granted a permit to build a tar ...
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Clinton okays tar sands pipeline; MCEA, others will sue
8/21/2009 3:29:05 PM
State Department approval of a permit allowing a pipeline for dirty tar sands oil to be built from ...
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Appeals Court: Fibers in Silver Bay air still must be no more than St. Paul's air
8/21/2009 2:05:19 PM
The "control city standard" remains the law, but only through state permits, not federal court inju...
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Hazing: MCEA fights to clean air over Boundary Waters
8/17/2009 10:32:03 AM
Haze is ruining the view in Boundary Waters and other pristine treasures.
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MCEA wins national award
8/3/2009 11:52:47 AM
The American Bar Association gave MCEA its Distinguished Achievement award Sunday.
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Court decision is bad for Lake Superior
7/28/2009 5:21:54 PM
A state permit system to regulate ship ballast water in Lake Superior is adequate, the Minnesota Co...
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Agencies can't ignore global warming MCEA tells court
7/17/2009 4:39:22 PM
The DNR didn't adequately consider global warming pollution during environmental review of the taco...
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Forest Services agrees with MCEA; study needed of mining effects in Superior Forest
5/29/2009 6:00:20 PM
Mining companies want to drill in Superior National Forest . The U.S. Forest Service will study lik...
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Ballast water regs are too lax, MCEA tells court
5/15/2009 4:40:03 PM
MCEA argued before the Minnesota Court of Appeals Thursday that the state's new ballast water permi...
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MCEA files four lawsuits to stop dirty tar sands pipelines in Minnesota
4/7/2009 5:43:23 PM
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission was hit with four lawsuits Monday over its November decis...
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State Supreme Court rules it's okay to pollute lake
4/3/2009 2:38:01 PM

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