MPCA Citizens’ Board

Dayton’s Veto Was Right Decision for Rural Minnesota

May 28, 2015
Brian DeVore
agriculture, Clean Water, Food and Sustainable Agriculture, Loon Commons blog
corporate interests, Gov. Mark Dayton, House File 846, Land Stewardship Project, Loretta Jaus, Minnesota Legislature, MPCA Citizens' Board, rural Minnesota, veto

By Loretta Jaus Last Thursday I traveled from my dairy farm in Sibley County to the Governor’s Mansion in Saint Paul. I wanted to be with other Minnesotans who were gathered there…
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…