“Farmers like me are being put on the front line when it comes to the health risks of a chemical like atrazine,” says southwest Minnesota farmer Paul Sobocinski in a new report released Tuesday by LSP and Pesticide Action Network North America. (more…)

John Tuma’s Capitol Update – The Pre-Session Version

Most Minnesotans think the nuclear debate in Minnesota began with the 1994 battle dealing with the storage of nuclear waste in dry casks at Prairie Island just outside of Red Wing. The essential result of that debate was the compromise allowing limited storage of nuclear waste in exchange for a moratorium on the construction of new facilities in the state.

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Conservation Minnesota’s Darby Nelson is continuing his series of posts on recommended funding for fish, game and wildlife habitat grants from the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. Darby is in the know as a member of the Council.  His latest post is on recommendations for the Metro Urbanizing Region.  Good stuff.

The complete list of the Council’s draft recommendations is here.