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"How do you cover this story and not give the temperatures/humidity involved, and why the Twin Cities are experiencing this problem when states across this nation have temperatures/humidity far higher, and don’t"

That bugs me too. If it's a heat wave or a cold spell.. everybody everywhere is either plopping over from the heat or freezing to death. What about people who live in the Sonoran Desert or some remote Alaskan town? How do they cheat death?

Also.. LOL @ omitting data critical to the story!

Senator Fights EPA's Proposed Rule, Works to Protect North Dakota Jobs

In a bipartisan letter to President Obama, Senator Conrad and 43 senators said a swiftly finalizing appropriate regulations for coal ash provides the "best solution for the environment and for the economy."

The senators said the environmental advantages of the beneficial use of coal ash in products such as concrete and road base are well-established. They noted coal ash makes concrete stronger and cuts down on the production of more energy-consuming cements. A 2010 study by the University of Wisconsin and the Electric Power Research Institute found the beneficial use of coal ash reduced annual greenhouse gas emissions by an equivalent of 11 million tons of carbon dioxide, annual energy consumption by 162 trillion British thermal units, and annual water usage by 32 billion gallons.

Senator Conrad also highlighted the fact that an EPA hazardous waste designation would "overwhelm existing hazardous waste disposal capacity" and strain critical budget and staff resources.

http://politicalnews.me/?id=7691&keys=COAL-ASH-EPA-NONHAZARD

Well, one person stated it was because of the wide temperature variations. I’m not quite sure I can buy into that. Let’s recall that on some days, the temperature can change as much as 50 degrees. If my memory is accurate, I’ve actually heard of a few rare cases where the temperature change much more than that without widespread road problems.

The omissions were rather glaring huh.

Thanks for the response.