Today’s topics: Agriculture, Bridge Collapse, Energy, Food, Forests, Great Lakes, Non-Native Invasive Species, Trails and Water.
Agriculture
- Winona Daily News Editorial: County is on right path with feedlots
Bridge Collapse
- Outdoor News: MPCA, DNR respond to disaster on I-35W
Energy
- Mankato Free Press Opinion: Thanks to Walz for backing renewable energy
(The author is with MEP member group U.S. Public Interest Research Group) - Star Tribune: As political winds shift, ethanol may take a hit
- Pioneer Press: Pawlenty wants to pump up biodiesel
- Forum Newspapers: Pawlenty pushes biodiesel mandate
- Fargo Forum: Footprint going green
- Grand Forks Herald: EERC drilling starts in Burke County to study carbon dioxide storage
- Red Wing Republican Eagle: Kenyon winds lure new interest
- St. Cloud Times Opinion: Technology isn’t going to rescue us from oil
Food
- Fergus Falls Daily Journal: Produce treated with pesticides not limited to grocery stores
Forests
- Duluth News Tribune: Drought prompts fire ban in northern Minnesota
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=47847
Great Lakes
- Lake County News Chronicle: Taming of Skunk Creek continues
Non-Native Invasive Species
- International Falls Daily Journal: Wild parsnip makes its way north
Trails
- Bemidji Pioneer: U.S. Rep. Oberstar bikes Bemidji trails
Water
- KTTC: Dangerous Waters
- Albert Lea Tribune Opinion: Saying more than just one word about plastics
- International Falls Daily Journal: Rainy Lake Conservancy: A year’s worth of work
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