Written by MEP’s Andrew Slade – It’s been five years since an Enbridge pipeline burst open in Marshall, Michigan and spilled nearly a million gallons of tar sands crude oil into… Read more »
Monthly Archives:: July 2015
Waukesha’s Bid to Divert Great Lakes Water Unnecessary Finds New Analysis
A new, independent analysis released July 9, 2015 shows that Waukesha, Wisconsin can provide clean drinking water to its residents without diverting water from Lake Michigan. An alternative plan developed… Read more »
First test of Great Lakes water compact is on its way to Minnesota
On June 25, 2015 the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) publicly released its draft review of the City of Waukesha’s request to divert water from Lake Michigan. This move… Read more »
Buffers benefit everyone
By Minnesota Environmental Partnership’s Lindsey Wilson – Last week I read an article in the Star Tribune entitled “In farm country, tainted water is ‘just the way it is’” (July… Read more »
Buffers: A welcome addition to Minnesota’s landscape
This month, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/buffers/index.html) will begin steps to implement Governor Mark Dayton’s new landmark buffer initiative, that was signed into law last month. The law… Read more »