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What is fracking?
By MARK BOSWELL AND JAMIE HUTT, Star Tribune September 29, 2012, 11:39 AMThe oil and gas industry has been revolutionized in the last decade by a technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or hydro-fracking, or simply "fracking."
Where frac sand mining has taken off
By Mark Boswell, Star Tribune September 29, 2012, 11:39 AMSouthern Minnesota and western Wisconsin have huge deposits of sand that is perfect for hydro-fracking, a fast-growing mining technique used...
Checkup for the Father of Waters
By Raymond Grumney September 27, 2012, 09:36 AMThe Mississippi between the Coon Rapids and Hastings dams is a much healthier river than it was three decades ago...
INTERACTIVE MAP: Finding the best gas prices
By Raymond Grumney September 26, 2012, 12:29 PMNow you can see what gas prices are around the country at a glance. Areas are color coded according to...
Graphic: Only a sliver of once vast grasslands remain
By Raymond Grumney September 21, 2012, 04:14 PMBefore European settlers arrived, prairies made up about half of what is now the United States. Almost half of the...
Interactive fall color guide
By Eddie Thomas October 09, 2009, 11:27 PMHere's a guide to nature's annual art exhibit around Minnesota.
Wildfires burning in Minnesota
By Raymond Grumney September 03, 2012, 06:08 PMWildfires burning in Minnesota
Zebra mussels invade Great Lakes Region
By Raymond Grumney March 23, 2012, 03:07 PMZebra mussels, which can disrupt native ecosystems and food chains, have been moving into the Midwest since the late 1980s....
Falling rates, vanishing income
By Mark Boswell August 27, 2012, 12:45 PMPer capita personal interest income since 1985.
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