Today’s topics: 3M chemicals, Agriculture, Energy, Great Lakes, Mining, Natural Areas, Non-Native Invasive Species, Transportation, Waste, Water and Wildlife.
3M Chemicals
- South Washington County Bulletin: Clean Water Fund starts informational site on PFC contamination
(Clean Water is a MEP member group)
Agriculture
- Outdoor News: Farm Bill clears House
(MEP member groups Izaak Walton League of America, Midwest Office and Minnesota Project are quoted) - Duluth News Tribune: Honey producers abuzz over sudden disappearances of bee colonies
- West Central Tribune: Moratorium on new feedlots expected in Roseville Township
Energy
- Star Tribune: Scrubbing the air
(MEP member group Sierra Club North Star Chapter is quoted) - Star Tribune: Iron Range power plant plan hits snag
- Pioneer Press: Proposed power plant still on hold
- Forum Newspapers: Commission says Excelsior’s plan for Iron Range power plant isn’t in public’s interest
- Duluth News Tribune: Twin Ports experiencing windfarm windfall
- Fergus Falls Daily Journal: Electric turbine begins operation
- Grand Forks Herald: Grand Forks to go green
- Mesabi Daily News: Micheletti: Good, bad news in ruling
Great Lakes
- Duluth News Tribune: Lake Superior rises in July, but is still low
Mining
- Hibbing Daily Tribune: Citizens voice comments at meeting regarding Minnesota Steel
Natural Areas
- Star Tribune: BWCA fires bring forest rebirth
- Duluth News Tribune: Fire at Voyageurs is extinguished
- Detroit Lakes Letter: Preserving our family, land, and nature
(MEP member groups Minnesota Land Trust, The Nature Conservancy and Trust for Public Land are mentioned) - St. Cloud Times Opinion: What about preserving natural heritage?
- St. Cloud Times Editorial: Land near Neenah Creek should be protected
- Outdoor News: Little input on Con-Con drainage
Non-Native Invasive Species
- Bemidji Pioneer: Weevil introduction to help control spotted knapweed
Transportation
- WCCO: Metro Transit Offering Free Rides, More Buses
- Star Tribune: No hazardous materials in crushed rail cars, MPCA says
- Star Tribune: Gas tax increase appears certain
- Star Tribune Editorial: State transportation debate has changed
- Star Tribune Editorial: Catch the last train, or stay for last call?
- Pioneer Press Editorial: Repair and responsibility
- Forum Newspapers: Bridge collapse prompts Pawlenty to rethink gasoline tax
- Bemidji Pioneer Editorial: Tragedy will serve as call for action
- Fergus Falls Daily Journal: After one year, bus system enjoying increased ridership
- Grand Forks Herald Opinion: Minnesota roads need funding plan
Waste
- Star Tribune: Major retailers find good things come from greener packaging
(MEP member group Institute for Local Self-Reliance is quoted)
Water
- Star Tribune Opinion: Let’s block the flow of federal power
- Pioneer Press Opinion: Pricey water and a thirst for something different
- Crookston Times Editorial: Bottled water industry will survive this little hiccup
- Fargo Forum: Act revives dam issue
- Fergus Falls Daily Journal Opinion: It’s not the water, it’s the bottle
- Mesabi Daily News: Region projects move ahead
- Rochester Post Bulletin: State finds violations, fuzzy data at sewer plant in St. Charles
- Rochester Post Bulletin: Researchers hope to improve Mississippi wildlife habitat
- St. Cloud Times: Landowner says construction rules are unreasonable
- Business North: Oberstar’s waterways bill wins final house passage
- Outdoor News: Blue-green algae sparks concern on Little Rock
Wildlife
- Brainerd Dispatch: Bullfrogs transplanted out of their native range can create problems
- Park Rapids Enterprise: Conditions less than hospitable for butterflies
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