The renovation site is between Fort Snelling and Minnehaha Park and includes Mississippi shoreline, formerly owned by the Bureau of Mines and managed by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The National Park Service received the land in January 2010. Project Cost: $2.2 million Deadline: Fall 2012 Restoration includes: • removingContinue Reading
Lots of water can be lots of no-good water if it’s severely polluted. Now St. Paul, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is trying to improve the way it manages the state’s underground water supply. Read the FULL STORY here. Not only is there concerns of limitedContinue Reading
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-St. Paul) joined Environment Minnesota and the American Lung Association at Children’s Hospital to condemn U.S. House-passed legislation to indefinitely delay the cleanup of dangerous smog, soot, mercury, and other toxic pollutants from power plants nationwide. Last Friday, the U.S. House passed H.R.2401, a bill that putsContinue Reading
“While we haven’t reduced the amount of mud in the river, our study shows that the source of river sediment has profoundly shifted due to a significant increase in river discharge” (Utah State University watershed scientist Patrick Belmont) In addition to increased precipitation, water is being routed more quickly toContinue Reading
Federal Cartridge Co. of Minnesota is being given a $46.5 million contract for AA40 5.56mm frangible ammunition, the U.S. Defense Department reported. Full story here. Yet, just in 2008 the MN DNR found over 130 species of animals (including upland birds, raptors, waterfowl, and reptiles) … exposed or killed byContinue Reading