Our waters are beautiful—but they’re in trouble. Many lakes are threatened by pollution and overdevelopment. In fact, about 40 percent of tested waterways statewide are classified as impaired. A few years ago, in its response to a lawsuit brought by polluters, the U.S. Supreme Court opened a loophole in theContinue Reading
. . . new (and touted as “much improved” when first launched) aquatic invasive species prevention and control program now scrambling after the shutdown. . . . DNR aquatic invasive species specialists are scrambling to make up lost time [while gov. quit working, zebra mussels in Minnesota’s 50 or soContinue Reading
. . . The Boiler No. 4 project is a New Ulm Public Utilities Commission (PUC) effort to convert the boiler back to coal burning in addition to its natural gas burning. The project was part of an overhaul of New Ulm’s energy infrastructure. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recentlyContinue Reading
TransCanada explicitly told the Canadian National Energy Board in 2009 that the proposed intent of the pipeline was to raise the price of crude oil in the U.S., manipulating the market by diverting oil from the Midwest to the Gulf. . . . The pipeline would particularly affect gas pricesContinue Reading
Most state parks and campgrounds are open now. They will start taking camping reservations Tuesday, July 26. Visit the DNR page for more info.Continue Reading