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… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Great Lakes
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.
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.
Minnesota Becomes First State to Pass Great Lakes Compact
Today, the Minnesota Senate debated and passed the Great Lakes Compact (HF 110)!
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… Read more »
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).
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.
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. Recommend… Read more »
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… Read more »
Cleveland: Invasive species in my heart.
Here’s to Cleveland!