Today’s topics: Member News, Agriculture, Development, Energy, Great Lakes, Health, Transportation and Water.
Member News
- Minnesota Montly: North Stars
(Michael Noble with MEP member group Fresh Energy, and Uri Neren with member group Conservation Minnesota are two of “25 people on the cutting edge of cool”)
Agriculture
- Austin Daily Herald: Feedlot officer investigated
(MEP member group Land Stewardship Project is mentioned)
Development
- Minnesota Public Radio: Minnesota GreenStar gives homeowners a guide to a green home
- Star Tribune: Program adds green certification for state builders
Energy
- KSTP: Hennepin Co. joins ‘Cool Counties’ to reduce emissions
- Grand Forks Opinion: Downplaying of warming discredits utility
Great Lakes
- Duluth News Tribune: Lake Superior water level drops to all-time August low
- Duluth News Tribune: Coast Guard scraps bullets for lasers to use in training
Health
- Star Tribune Editorial: Chance for fresh start at Health Department
- Mesabi Daily News: Rukavina on Mandernach resignation: She shouldn’t be made the scapegoat
- Worthington Daily Globe Editorial: Farewell to health commissioner
Transportation
- KARE: Bridge closing stokes gas tax politics at Capitol
- Pioneer Press: Top state officials find no agreement for special session
- Star Tribune: Bridge plan sets off squabble over transit
- Star Tribune Opinion: Melissa Hortman: The tax questions we ought to ask
Water
- Fairmont Sentinel: Martin Co. receives DNR award
- Stillwater Gazette: Treated water could make Lake Elmo grass greener; Plan would irrigate VFW ballfield with drainage pipes
- Winona Daily News: Goodview OKs emergency plan to drain contaminated lake
- Sun Newspapers: Anderson Lakes decision delayed