MPCA UNDER FIRE FOR STAFFER'S EMAILS

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By: John Croman

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is drawing fire over e-mails a staffer reportedly sent to environmental groups opposed to the Sandpiper crude oil pipeline in northern Minnesota.

Republican lawmakers say it appears that the MPCA staffer in Brainerd is siding with opponents, and they question whether the agency as a whole is deliberately thwarting efforts by Enbridge Energy to build a new pipeline.

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