News for December 5, 2006
by adminToday’s topics: Development, Energy, Great Lakes, Mining, Pesticides, Septics, Water, and Wetlands
Development
- Star Tribune: Prior Lake is staving off sprawl
Star Tribune: DNR overturns OK for Hubbard’s house
Energy
- WCCO: Proposed New Power Line Plans Incite Controversy
(MEP member group Fresh Energy is quoted. Member Izaak Walton League is mentioned) - Pioneer Press: Activists again fighting power plant
(MEP member group Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy is quoted. Members Fresh Energy and Izaak Walton League are mentioned) - Star Tribune: Metro Transit sees rider growth in use of more eco-friendly buses
(MEP member group Transit for Livable Communities is quoted) - Star Tribune: Power-plant plan producing hot debate
- Pioneer Press: Kelly’s green Xcel
- Minnesota Public Radio: Construction concerns stall new ethanol plants
- St. Cloud Times: Used vegetable oil powers diesel cars
- West Central Tribune: Western communities exploring wind power look to U of M-Morris for help in finding their way
- Winona Daily News: City hopes solar power turns out to be bright idea
- Delano Eagle: Delano Municipal Utilities changes Conservation Incentive Program
Great Lakes
- Star Tribune: Lake Superior near record-low levels
Mining
- Timberjay Newspaper: PolyMet remains on track
(MEP member group Sierra Club is quoted)
Pesticides
- Star Tribune: Pesticide: A safer bet?
(MEP member group Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy is quoted)
Septics
Water
- Mankato Free Press: Risk from landfill leak downplayed
- South Crow River News: Loretto asks MPCA to delay Lake Independence phosphorus limit
Wetlands
- Brainerd Dispatch: Wetlands policing needed
