Today’s topics: Agriculture, Development, Energy, Mining, Other, Waste and Water.
Agriculture
- Forum Newspapers: Farm bill work continues
- Winona Daily News: Feedlot expansion gets county go-ahead
Development
- Bemidji Pioneer: Voyager Crossing inches forward
Energy
- Star Tribune: New power lines across Minnesota: A less-charged debate
(MEP member group North American Water Office is quoted) - Minnesota Public Radio: Turbocharged plants
- Forum Newspapers: Energy laws could fall below radar
Mining
- Star Tribune: Court asked to revisit mine ruling
(MEP member groups Save Lake Superior Association and Sierra Club North Star Chapter are mentioned) - Duluth News Tribune: Cleveland-Cliffs sues state agency over mineral fiber counts
(MEP member groups Save Lake Superior Association and Sierra Club North Star Chapter are mentioned) - Ely Echo: Franconia’s Birch Lake project could lead to underground mines, 550 jobs
- Ely Echo: New mining venture advances
Other
- Ely Echo Editorial: Stream of lawsuits and threats make it appear lawyers lead enviro groups
(MEP member groups Friends of the Boundary Water Wilderness, Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness and Sierra Club are mentioned)
Waste
- KFAI: E-Waste
Water
- KARE: Minnesota, land of green water?
- Pioneer Press: Beloved lakes, seas of green
- Grand Forks Herald Column: Pssst . . . Want to buy some grass clippings?
- St. Cloud Times: Experts: Algae fix to take time