Fire pits get new scrutiny in quest for clean air
People who are sensitive to wood smoke, like Julie Mellum (above), have long been concerned about backyard burning. The growing trend of fire pits has now caught the attention of state environmental regulators, who say wood smoke is becoming a bigger contributor to pollution.
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The Internal Revenue Service official who led the unit that targeted tea party groups and publicly disclosed the activity has been replaced, making her the third top IRS official moved aside since the episode was revealed two weeks ago.
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Gov. Mark Dayton signed an education budget bill Wednesday that boosts funding for public schools over the next two years, funds all-day kindergarten statewide for the first time and retools high school testing requirements.
Fire pits get new scrutiny in quest for clean air
People who are sensitive to wood smoke have long been concerned about backyard burning, but the growing trend of fire pits and chimineas has now caught the attention of state environmental regulators, who say wood smoke is becoming a bigger contributor to Minnesota's air pollution.Teen pregnancies continue to decline, new report shows
New government figures add to evidence of a decline in teen pregnancies across the nation and point to a notably large drop in births among Hispanic teens. The overall birth rate among teens is now half what it was at its peak, two decades ago.
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