Today’s topics: Development, Energy, Fish, Food, Transportation, Waste, Water and Wetlands.
Development
- Pioneer Press: Afton / City faces another land-use lawsuit
- Mankato Free Press: Developers preserving forest
Energy
- Public Television: Almanac: The First U.S. Senate Debate
(Global warming is discussed near the end of the debate portion of the show) - Star Tribune: Turning waves into watts
- Star Tribune: Ethanol plants get back pay
- Pioneer Press Opinion: Reward invention, then let the market pick winners
Associated Press: With coal production, cleaner skies could mean more ash in landfills - Faribault County Register: Authorities search Corn Plus
Fish
- Pioneer Press: Floodwaters threatened hatchery and valuable trout stock
- Star Tribune: Flash flooding hits trout streams hard
Food
- Star Tribune: Floods’ pain spreads from water-logged fields to cities
- Star Tribune: A dream growing wild
Transportation
- Pioneer Press Opinion: Get to work on bridges, roads now
(The authors are State Representatives Abler and Tingelstad) - Forum Newspapers: Transportation tax hike likely
Waste
- Star Tribune Editorial: Everyone talks about recycling …
- Winona Daily News: Garbage, recycling programs spark disputes
Water
- International Falls Daily Journal: Fears of dam impact voiced
(MEP member group Voyageurs National Park Association is mentioned) - Star Tribune: 2 at metal firm are indicted in dumping case
- Grand Forks Herald: Exaggerated effectiveness
- Grand Forks Herald Editorial: Critics of DL outlet had a point
- St. Cloud Times: Little Rock Lake septic systems eyed
- St. Cloud Times: Big Watab Lake owners proud of clean lake
Wetlands
- Brainerd Dispatch: Little Elk Wetland project underway
From the Web
- Twin Cities Daily Planet: Green Burning or Greenwashing?
(MEP member group Green Institute is quoted)