Today’s topics: Agriculture, Energy, Fish, Great Lakes, Natural Areas, Water and Wetlands.
Agriculture
- Austin Daily Herald: Lyle feedlot’s day in court next week
Energy
- Pioneer Press: New plants test state’s vow to cut emissions
(MEP member groups Izaak Walton League and Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy are quoted) - Grand Forks Herald: An idea blowin’ in the N.D. wind
- Mesabi Daily News: Wind turbine permit is approved
Fish
- Fergus Falls Daily Journal: Thousands of fish killed near Ashby
Great Lakes
- Duluth News Tribune: Red Cliff Band driving research on barrel dump in Lake Superior
(MEP member group Save Lake Superior Association is mentioned) - Duluth News Tribune: Release of ballast water banned near Isle Royale
- Duluth News Tribune: Murphy Oil continues discussions about Superior plant expansion
Natural Areas
- Star Tribune: Preserving a place for suburban parks
Water
- Star Tribune: Hunting the invisible
- Star Tribune: Sunday: Battling tainted water
- New Ulm Journal: Nickel in NU sewer system
- St. Cloud Times: Rain gardens bring color, improve river
- St. Cloud Times: Lakes, rivers labeled impaired
Wetlands
- International Falls Daily Journal: Littlefork wetland concerns continue
From the web
- Great Lakes Blogger: another small step for Great Lakes ballast control
- Minnesota 2020: Food or Fuel: Minnesota Must Avoid a Food Fight