Today’s topics: Agriculture, Arsenic, Development, Energy, Me, Mining, Natural Areas, Transportation, Waste and Water.
Agriculture
- Outdoor News: U.S. Senate continues to mull 2007 Farm Bill
(MEP member group Izaak Walton League – Midwest Office is quoted) - Star Tribune Editorial: On the prairie, slow the plow
- Duluth News Tribune: Bayfield farmer puts land stewardship first
- Red Wing Republican Eagle: Input sought for conservation program
Arsenic
Development
- Star Tribune: Hubbard, rebuffed again on St. Croix mansion, not giving up
- Detroit Lakes Tribune: County changes zoning to attract ‘green’ development
Energy
- Minnesota Public Radio: Global warming may affect bird migration
(I do believe MEP member group Audubon Minnesota is mentioned in the audio version) - Star Tribune: Neal St. Anthony: Big Stone II events may signal end of coal era
- Alexandria Echo Press: New power lines may go through area
- Alexandria Echo Press Opinion: Project progresses
- Fergus Falls Daily Journal: Partners in Big Stone II plan smaller version
- Rochester Post Bulletin: Family builds ‘green’ home using straw for insulation
Me
- It’s old news for avid readers of MEP’s Weekly Update, but I’m packing my bags and migrating eastward like a Tundra Swan. My last day with MEP will be Tuesday. Rest assured though that MEP will keep bringing you the news just the same.
Mining
- Duluth News Tribune: World’s first commercial nugget plant anchors Iron Range rebound
- Duluth News Tribune: IRON range rebound
- Mesabi Daily News: IT’S A GO FOR MESABI NUGGET
- Timberjay Newspapers: Mesabi Nugget deal announced by governor
Natural Areas
- Timberjay Newspaper: New group formed to promote, market park
(MEP member group Voyageurs National Park Association is quoted) - Minnesota Public Radio: Moving mountains to build islands on the Mississippi
- Winona Daily News: Conservation deal to preserve 756 acres
- Litchfield Independent Editorial: When DNR cares, ideas flow easily
- Outdoor News: Whitewater State Park receives flood funding
Transportation
- St. Cloud Times Opinion: Is rail transit worth the price?
Waste
- Fargo Forum: Minnesota counties discuss solid waste options
- International Falls Daily Journal: MPCA to release funding for study
Water
- Cook County News Herald: Watershed workshop Sept. 27
(MEP is sponsoring this event) - Star Tribune Editorial: Restore confidence in local drinking water
- Fairmont Sentinel: Arsenic tests yield surprises
- International Falls Daily Journal: MPCA to hold public information meeting
- New Ulm Journal: State lawmakers gather information for bonding projects
- Lake County News Chronicle Editorial: No surprise more lakes and streams make impaired waters list
- Stillwater Gazette: Area lakes don’t measure up; MPCA deems several area water bodies impaired
- Sun Newspapers Opinion: MCWD to celebrate 40 years
- Timberjay Newspaper: Oberstar bill sparks anti-fed fears
