Today’s topics: Development, Energy, Great Lakes, Transportation, Water, and Wildlife.

Development

• Star Tribune: Bicycle riders will see growth on ‘Tour de Sprawl’
  (MEP member group Sierra Club Northstar Chapter is featured)
• Albert Lea Tribune Editorial: Pickerel Lake shore is precious
• Fargo Forum: Moorhead begins growth area plan

Energy

• Pioneer Press: Xcel Energy’s nuclear-storage lease rejected
• Minnesota Public Radio: Minneapolis goes green to save green
• West Central Tribune: YM County joins call to reserve Big Stone II lines for wind power
• Winona Daily News: Xcel spent $23 million on scuttled nuclear storage plan in Utah
• Litchfield Independent Review: Residents express opposition, concerns over pipeline project

Great Lakes

• Duluth News Tribune: Coast Guard fires machine guns on Lake Superior
• Duluth News Tribune Editorial: Coast Guard must warn public before target practice
• Bemidji Pioneer Editorial: Shooting up Great Lakes a poor plan

Transportation

• Star Tribune: Study: 2 light-rail routes could land federal funds
• Pioneer Press: As gas prices surge, so does Metro Transit ridership

Water

• Star Tribune: Rice gone wild
  (MEP member group Ducks Unlimited is mentioned)
• Annandale Advocate: Additional wastewater costs estimated at about $3 million
  (MEP member group Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy is mentioned)
• Worthington Daily Globe: Forum educates public about watershed issues
• AgriNews: Aerial rye seeding designed to stop erosion

Wildlife

• Duluth News Tribune: Cost of lynx plan disputed
• Duluth News Tribune: Board OKs DNR land purchase

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