Today’s topics: 3M chemicals, Agriculture, Energy, Great Lakes, Sustainability, Transportation, Water, Wetlands, and Wildlife.

3M Chemicals

• Minnesota Public Radio: Water contamination woes spread in Cottage Grove
• Star Tribune: 3M chemical found in Cottage Grove wells
• Pioneer Press: Cottage Grove well pollution a puzzler

Agriculture

• Minnesota Public Radio: Brewing fuel down on the farm
• Crookston Times Opinion: Agriculture and carbon markets

Energy

• Minnesota Public Radio: Burning questions about recycling in St. Paul
• Austin Daily Herald: Commissioners endorse first wind farm co-op

Great Lakes

• AP: Complaint Of Contaminants In Lake Superior

Sustainability

• Monticello Times Opinion: Living Green: What does that mean?

Transportation

• Star Tribune: City of bikes
  (MEP member group Transit for Livable Communities is mentioned)
• Star Tribune: Plug pulled on new Mississippi River bridge
  (MEP member group Friends of the Mississippi River is quoted)
• WCCO: Peddle Power Is High In The Twin Cities

Water

• Star Tribune: Did algae that killed dog also sicken a child?
• Fergus Falls Journal Editorial: Let’s keep our lakes healthy
• International Falls Daily Journal: Comments voiced on new water management plan

Wetlands

• International Falls Daily Journal: County to be part of wetland committee

Wildlife

• Star Tribune: Bald eagle to be removed from endangered list
• Pioneer Press: In danger no more: Bald eagle’s comeback is now official
• Austin Daily Herald Editorial: Bald eagle a success story
• Duluth News Tribune: With full recovery comes removal of U.S. protection
• St. Cloud Times: The bald eagle is back
   

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