Windom plant closure could leave 1,000+ workers out of a job
The potential closing of a pork plant could leave more than 1,000 people without jobs in southwestern Minnesota.
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The potential closing of a pork plant could leave more than 1,000 people without jobs in southwestern Minnesota.
Owners of a pork processing plant in Windom, Minn. said more than 1,000 people are in danger of losing their jobs if a new owner for the plant is not found soon.
Conservation groups in Texas want the Environmental Protection Agency to continue its push for tighter restrictions on methane emissions at oil and gas well sites, especially in the Permian basin. The group Environment Texas testified at recent EPA hearings. It cites flaring as a major concern, the process of burning methane into the air at well sites instead of capturing and using it. ...
Minnesota has surpassed the goals it set more than a decade ago for renewable-energy standards. But as the climate crisis grows larger, there's a push to adopt new goals supporters say will benefit the state in multiple ways. The start of the legislative session saw Democratic leaders and clean-energy advocates revive calls for Minnesota to approve a plan for 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040. ...