Great Lakes
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Sulfide Mining
The Washington Post has a story on mining for metals in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is an interesting look at an issue that will become a hot topic in Minnesota. There…
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Great Lakes and the Farm Bill
The Healing our Waters Coalition has a new report out detailing participation in the Federal Farm Bill for states around the Great Lakes.
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Compact bill signing pictures
Road tripped up to Duluth for the Governor's signing of the Great Lakes Compact today. Here are a couple of photos.
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Minnesota Becomes First State to Pass Great Lakes Compact
Today, the Minnesota Senate debated and passed the Great Lakes Compact (HF 110)!
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Great Lakes Compact Passes House
The Great Lakes Compact was passed by the Minnesota House today with a vote of 97 to 35. The Senate companion bill received its “second reading” today and therefore could be up for…
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Great Lakes Compact on House Floor tomorrow
The Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact (HF 110) will reportedly be up for a vote before the full House body tomorrow (Thursday).
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Quaggas come to Minnesota
It is something that I didn't want to read about, but like a slow motion car crash you could see it coming. The Duluth News Tribune has reported that Minnesota now has Quagga mussels.
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Low Tide on the North Coast and New Commissioners
I took a long weekend up to the South Shore of Lake Superior to visit a friend and it seems we got some new commissioners while I was out.
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Water Propheting
Lame attempt at a clever headline? Yes. But that doesn’t make the topic of privatizing water and the people who talk about it any less important (though the expression “privatizing water” doesn’t exactly make…
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Cleveland: Invasive species in my heart.
Here's to Cleveland!