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Greater Minnesota

Idled Iron Range miners facing tough times

Idled Iron Range miners facing tough times

Minnesota's taconite mining industry is starting to emerge from a downturn, but the rebound is slow to reach the towns of Hibbing and Keewatin, where taconite plants remain on extended shut-down.
by Bob Kelleher

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State Dept. OKs construction of Enbridge oil pipeline

Construction work on the Enbridge oil pipeline that would bring crude oil from Canada to the U.S. through Minnesota will begin in the next few days, after the company building it received a permit from the U.S. State Department.

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