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• No health risks from radioactive levels in Minn.
  Radioactive material well below levels that would be considered a health concern have been found in air samples in St. Paul and two other Minnesota cities, likely from the damaged nuclear power plants in Japan, state health officials said Tuesday.April 5, 2011
• U researchers contribute to bid for more renewable energy
  University of Minnesota researchers convert fatty acids into fuel.April 1, 2011
• Japan's PM vows to win battle against nuke plant
  Japan's prime minister sounded a resolute note Friday, promising to win the battle against an overheating nuclear plant even as atomic safety officials raised questions about the accuracy of radiation measurements at the complex.April 1, 2011
• Neb. company buys Fergus Falls ethanol plant
  An Omaha-based company has completed a $55 million acquisition of an ethanol plant from Otter Tail Ag Enterprises near Fergus Falls, Minn.March 24, 2011
• Xcel Energy checks nuclear power plant safety
  Xcel Energy is checking its emergency preparedness in the wake of the nuclear power plant disaster in Japan.March 21, 2011
• Scientists lack complete answers on radiation risk
  Too much radiation can raise the risk of developing cancer years down the road, scientists agree. But just how much or how long an exposure is risky is not clear. Those are among the unknowns scientists are contemplating as the crisis unfolds at Japan's stricken nuclear power plant.March 18, 2011
• FAA, airlines track Pacific radiation plume
  U.S. aviation regulators and airline meteorologists are monitoring the radiation plume drifting northeast from Japan's damaged nuclear reactors to ensure it doesn't threaten commercial jet routes.March 17, 2011
• Q&A: How vulnerable are Minnesota's nuclear reactors?
  The earthquake and tsunami in Japan the disaster they caused at a nuclear power plant there are raising questions about the safety of Minnesota's two nuclear power plants.March 15, 2011
• Dayton picks veteran Sen. Ellen Anderson to head PUC
  Gov. Mark Dayton has selected a veteran state legislator, DFL Sen. Ellen Anderson of St. Paul, to chair the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.March 9, 2011
• Bill to repeal ban on new coal power plants moves forward
  A measure to repeal Minnesota's restrictions on new coal-fired power plants passed committees in both houses of the Legislature Tuesday.March 9, 2011
• Ethanol plant receives temporary reprieve
  Heron Lake BioEnergy, a southwest Minnesota ethanol plant in financial trouble, has been given a two-month extension on its line of credit.March 8, 2011
• Gas prices are about more than just the cost of oil
  Gas prices rise when oil prices rise, and fall when oil prices fall - except when they don't. What you pay at your filling station depends on an array of factors, from what happens on an exchange in New York to what the competition is charging.March 7, 2011
• Rising oil prices could strangle recovery
  A recovering economy helped U.S. chief executive officers weather crude's surge past the $100 mark. At $110 a barrel, the pain would start to kick in.March 7, 2011
• Increase in natural gas production could slow interest in Minn. wind power
  Minnesota is the nation's fourth largest producer of wind energy, but a potential game-changing development in natural gas production could erode interest in wind power.February 22, 2011
• Minn. House backs move toward more nuclear power
  The Minnesota House followed in the footsteps of the Senate Thursday night and approved a measure to remove the moratorium on new nuclear power plants in the state.February 17, 2011

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