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The environment didn’t fare well overall in the 2012 legislative session. While some anti-environment bills were modified and weakened to limit their impact on long-established environmental law, it was clear that there was a full-frontal assault on many state agency regulations, rules … Continue reading
As the legislature moves into it’s final throes dealing with taxes, the Viking stadium, and a bonding bill, we do know what funding was approved for the Asian carp threat. You may remember that $16 million was made available in last … Continue reading
I see the Minnesota Senate has turned down the anti-local control bill, which would have prevented local governments from enacting moratoria on proposed development in their locales. If the bill had been approved, recent county decisions by Goodhue, Wabasha and Winona to pass … Continue reading
As we edge toward the 42nd anniversary of Earth Day, a recent experience brought back some memories. You may remember, or read, about the infamous Cuyahoga river that caught fire in 1969 in Cleveland. The fire was actually started by a dock worker throwing a lit … Continue reading
As the legislature moves toward their deadlines for getting bills out of committee and to the respective House and Senate floors, some bills are growing in their harm to our environmental laws. The House omnibus environment and natural resources bill, … Continue reading
Some bills that damage our environmental laws and processes are moving through the legislature in early 2012. One – SF1567/HF2095 – attempts to streamline environmental review of projects more than last year’s law, yet actually would interfere with the progress … Continue reading
Today is an important one for bird lovers. The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is conducting a meeting on allowing a wind farm in Goodhue county that has the potential to kill bald and golden eagles who nest and migrate through the area near the … Continue reading
It’s usually exciting when prominent conservationists and environmentalists come to Minnesota with ideas for action. This week we welcomed Lisa Jackson, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Tom Vilsack, the Secretary of Agriculture, who brought forth a proposal to … Continue reading
2011 marked a new wave of attacks on existing environmental laws, rules and requirements that reasonably protect our environment. It surely seemed that some people wanted to go backwards and ignore the protective safeguards that many of us fought for. … Continue reading
As many of us know and understand, nature can be a great healer and can restore a loss, heartache, or depression. Clinical studies have shown that spending time in natural settings can be a peaceful way to maintain or improve mental health. A 2009 … Continue reading
Now that Thanksgiving and the “Black Friday” shopping day are over for us, lets consider what gifts we’ll be giving our kids and grandkids this holiday season. Of course there will be some that utilize technology for iPhones, video games, toys, … Continue reading
Last week, the third county in Minnesota, Winona, placed a one-year moratorium on drilling or fracking sand deposits in their borders. Goodhue and Wabasha had done the same thing earlier this Fall. Hydraulic fracking, or using massive amounts of water … Continue reading
The news that we’ve heard this week that there are now seven billion human beings on planet earth seems alarming. That’s a big number! In the last 40 years alone, since the first Earth Day was celebrated, the population of the world … Continue reading
I note with interest certain politicians attacking what they feel is over-regulation by the EPA federally. Noted Arctic explorer and environmentalist, Will Steger, penned an article in the Duluth Tribune. Conservation Minnesota’s Director, Paul Austin, had his most recent blog … Continue reading
There is a movement going on around the countryside, and one that’s good for free-flowing natural systems. Dams are being removed from rivers all over the United States, as many have outlived whatever usefulness they originally were built for. Of course, for most … Continue reading
The environment didn’t fare well overall in the 2012 legislative session. While some anti-environment bills were modified and weakened to limit their impact on long-established environmental law, it was clear that there was a full-frontal assault on many state agency regulations, rules … Continue reading
Music, Outdoors, Cultural events from the August, 2011 Rochester Legacy Weekend in Rochester, Minnesota Continue reading
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