November 8, 2012 in West Central Tribune
ST. PAUL Fibrominn of Benson will pay a $14,000 civil penalty to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to resolve a violation of the company’s air emissions permit. Continue Reading
August 16, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) In a surprising turnaround, the amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere in the U.S. has fallen dramatically to its lowest level in 20 years, and government officials say the biggest reason is that cheap and plentiful natural gas has led many power plant operators to switch from dirtier-burning coal. Continue Reading
November 29, 2011 in The Daily Republic
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. (AP) A Minnesota cooperative recently spent $437 million to build a coal-burning power plant in North Dakota. Now it plans to shut it down. Continue Reading
April 14, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
The Minnesota Senate has voted to lift restrictions on carbon dioxide emissions from coal production that critics say prevented both construction of new coal plants in the state, and purchase of energy from new coal plants in neighboring states. Continue Reading
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