The state legislators say the bridge is too expensive and would cut into state funding for areas like roads, healthcare and education.
Community activists have urged more protections as oil drilling nears more dense population areas in western states, states like North Dakota have threatened to sue about some new rules.
Franken said the rule change could “disproportionately affect” agricultural producers “without necessarily improving student nutrition,” according to a press release.
Opposed by environmentalists and American Indian groups, a Rio Tinto subsidiary is seeking the land swap in order to better access what it claims may be the largest copper ore body in the world.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of 10,000 residents of the island of Bougainville who revolted against conditions in a Papua New Guinea mine in 1988, leading to a government crackdown and many deaths.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency officials resisted a push by environmentalists that the agency comply with a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency request that they upload Keetac data to a public database.
Corn ethanol is inefficient and contributes to food scarcity, but the American market is increasingly reliant on it.
Johnson, a former Clinton staffer, is an example of the White House’s “revolving door” with former lobbyists.
The controversial oil pipeline is awaiting approval by the federal government.
Although details of the plan aren’t yet clear, the voluntary reductions are an effort to stave off deeper cuts proposed by some Republicans.
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