Today’s topics: Agriculture, Development, Energy, Food, Funding, Great Lakes, Non-Native Species, Transportation and Water.
Agriculture
- West Central Tribune: Peterson says putting farm bill together was intensive but enjoyable
Development
- Minnesota Public Radio: Ford closes Little League fields because of contamination
- Star Tribune: Ford closes ball fields adjoining St. Paul plant
- Pioneer Press: Riverfront friction
Energy
Food
- Star Tribune Editorial: ‘Minnesota Cooks’ promotes local food
(MEP member group Renewing the Countryside is mentioned) - Forum Newspapers: Family farms find a niche
Funding
Great Lakes
- Duluth News Tribune: Agency lifts one beach warning; 2 more still in effect
Non-Native Species
- Star Tribune: New bug arrives in state to whine, dine … on us
- KSTP: DNR to step up patrols on Twin Cities lakes
Transportation
- Star Tribune: Pawlenty says he could support up to 5-cent gas tax increase
- Duluth News Tribune Editorial: Gas tax pegged to an index could be way out of state’s latest impasse
- Fergus Falls Daily Journal Editorial: Increase in gas tax necessary
Water
- Alexandria Echo Press: Sewer plan hits snag
(MEP member group Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy is quoted) - Bemidji Pioneer: County to get new water plan
- Bemidji Pioneer Editorial: Planning to protect our water assets
- Rochester Post Bulletin: Sewage in Goodview Lake was ‘the lesser of two evils’
- Worthington Daily Globe: Worthington church cleans up its water act
From the web
- IATP’s In the Field: Help Minnesota and Wisconsin Farmers Hurt by Floods
(The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy is a MEP member) - Minnesota 2020: Bad Bridges, Bad Votes
(MEP member group Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy is featured) - Healthy Lakes, Healthy Lives: Judgment Day for Executive Order 13340 has Arrived