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Why an EIS for Riverview Baker Dairy? Too Little Water, Too Much Manure

February 17, 2015
Brian DeVore
agriculture, Clean Water, Environmental Review - Defense, EQB and Environmental Review, Food and Sustainable Agriculture, Groundwater management, Loon Commons blog, Water
EAW, EIS, Environmental Impact Statement, environmental review, groundwater, Land Stewardship Project, manure, Minnesota Dairy Growth Summit, Minnesota dairy industry, MPCA Citizens' Board, nitrogen pollution, phosphorus pollution, Riverview LLP Baker Dairy

When Renville County dairy farmer James Kanne addressed a Minnesota Senate hearing on environmental review Jan. 29, he made it clear that size does matter when it comes to assessing the impact…
Comment Period on Winona County Frac Sand Review Extended to Feb. 6

February 3, 2013
Brian DeVore
agriculture, Energy, Food and Sustainable Agriculture, Loon Commons blog, natural gas
EAW, EIS, frac sand, Land Stewardship Project, local control, southeast Minnesota, township government, Winona County, Yoder and Dabelstein mine

By Johanna Rupprecht, Land Stewardship Project The process of environmental review for frac sand mine proposals in Winona County has been seriously flawed from the start. But there’s still time for citizens…