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Xcel Energy is proposing to stop burning coal at the Sherburne County Generating Station in Becker, Minnesota, and build a new natural gas power plant on the site. Credit: Tony Webster
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The Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, testified remotely before a congressional subcommittee in July. Photograph: Graeme Jennings/AFP/Getty Images
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