Today’s topics: Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources, Energy, Ethanol, Forests, Funding, Global Warming, Great Lakes, Member News, Solid Waste, Transit, Water, Wetlands, and Wildlife.
 

Agriculture

• Star Tribune Editorial: A farm policy for all Americans

Department of Natural Resources

• Star Tribune: DNR commissioner deserves to stay, but there’s room to improve
  

Energy

• Star Tribune: Air fresheners go high-tech
• Star Tribune: Mileage low priority to car buyers

Ethanol

• Mankato Free Press: Janesville ethanol plant delayed for environmental hearing
  (MEP member group Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy is mentioned)
• Mankato Free Press: Train cleanup continues after derailment
• Associated Press: Train derailment near Courtland spills ethanol,
  closes road
• New Ulm Journal: Crews continue cleanup

Forests

• Outdoor News: MCEA seeks revocation of state’s forest certification
  (The Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy is a MEP member)
• Park Rapids Enterprise: DNR sets hearing on ‘quiet’ areas
• Park Rapids Enterprise Opinion: Remaining Mississippi wilderness endangered?

Funding

• Star Tribune: A leaping bass-eye? Call it artistic license
• Pioneer Press: The fish is generic, but the plate is a keeper
• West Central Tribune: Two from area to serve on state’s Legacy Council

Global Warming

• West Central Tribune: Carbon trading could help fund the development of rural energy

Great Lakes

• Star Tribune: Target practice puts Coast Guard in cross hairs
  (MEP member groups Environmental Association for Great Lakes Education and Save Lake Superior Association are quoted)
• KARE: Coast Guard mulling concerns over Great Lakes target practice

Member News

• Star Tribune Editorial: Tending the urban forest for 30 years
  (MEP member group Tree Trust is featured)

Solid Waste

• Star Tribune Editorial: Why take home wasteful packaging?
• Marshall Independent: Lyon County: MPCA jumped the gun on wetland decision
  

Transit

• Star Tribune: Second thoughts on busway efforts in northwest metro
  

Water

• WCCO: Gov’t Considering Regulating Nanosilver

Wetlands

• Worthington Daily Globe: Are prairie potholes important?

Wildlife

• Star Tribune: The wolf in winter
  (MEP member group International Wolf Center is featured)
• Outdoor News: Group lays out WMA protection measures
   

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