Today’s topics: Agriculture, Development, Education, Energy, Funding, Great Lakes, Insects, Mining, Natural Areas, Natural Areas and Water.
Agriculture
- AgriNews Letter: Contact lawmakers about new farm bill
(The author is with MEP member group Land Stewardship Project) - AgriNews Opinion: Farm bill moves will come swiftly as summer ends
Development
- Pioneer Press: Council tackles troubled Bridges
- Star Tribune: Woodbury’s new City Hall is growing greener
Education
Energy
- City Pages: A Kinder, Gentler Smokestack
(MEP member group Green Institute is quoted) - Star Tribune: DM&E will be sold to Canadian Pacific
- Mankato Free Press: Coal trains coming in 2-3 years
- Rochester Post Bulletin Opinion: Coal industry puts miners, environment at risk
- South Washington County Bulletin: Garbage, grants and generating energy
- South Washington County Bulletin Editorial: Customers should decide whether to support RRT
Funding
- Minnesota Public Radio: DNR releases plan to pay for Lake Vermilion park
- Star Tribune: DNR chief sees state park in lottery funds
- Forum Newspapers: Lake Vermilion park plan would borrow from lottery
- Shakopee Valley News: State Fair poll: 10-cent gas tax hike OK for bridges, roads
Great Lakes
- Duluth News Tribune: Report: Great Lakes cleanup plan would boost economy
(MEP member group National Wildlife Federation is quoted) - Duluth News Tribune Letter: Cooperation will help solve ballast water problem
(The author is State Representative Tom Huntley)
Insects
- WCCO: Pest Research Could Save Farmers Millions
- Alexandria Echo Press: Keeping bzzzzzzzy
Mining
- Star Tribune: Two big OKs for Nashwauk project
- WDIO: IRR To Vote on New Mesabi Nugget Deal
- Mesabi Daily News: Rewritten nugget loan on IRRB agenda
Natural Areas
- Grand Forks Herald Editorial: From ‘a greenway’ to ‘the Greenway’
Water
- KSTP: Hutchinson to build new envinronmentally safe dam
- Fergus Falls Daily Journal: Lake Olaf water raising concerns
- International Falls Daily Journal: County supports IJC water mandate
- AgriNews: Cedar River Watershed District moving ahead
- White Bear Press: Pond project set to commence
From the web
- Healthy Lakes, Healthy Lives: $50 Billion in Economic Benefit Hinge on Restoration of Great Lakes
- Minnesota Monitor: Guest Post: Why St. Paul’s “Bridges” Project Matters by Diane Gerth