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Should voluntary water regulations for farmers be made mandatory?

Should voluntary water regulations for farmers be made mandatory?

– Dave Peters, editor, Beneath the Surface, Minnesota’s Pending Ground Water Challenge You can’t talk about water use in Minnesota for long before you get around to talking about farming. That’s clear from two recent stories by MPR News. One, by MPR News reporter Dan Gunderson, showed how increased irrigation and leaching of nitrates from…
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Bear researcher Lynn Rogers' permit at issue in hearing

Bear researcher Lynn Rogers' permit at issue in hearing

Lynn Rogers' work collaring research bears near Ely and placing web cams in their dens has won him legions of online fans and made him the star of several BBC documentaries. But it's also raised the ire of Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources.
by Dan Kraker

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Industry challenges EPA greenhouse gas rules at U.S. Supreme Court

Industry challenges EPA greenhouse gas rules at U.S. Supreme Court

The case focuses on a three-year-old requirement that companies get permits anytime they construct new power plants or modify existing ones that will emit a lot of greenhouse gases. Rhe court's ruling is not expected to threaten EPA's broader strategy to fight global warming.
by Elizabeth Shogren

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Study: Mpls. can reduce emissions and stay with Xcel

A study recommended the city instead negotiate an agreement with Xcel to buy greener forms of energy.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Super energy-efficient house a first for Twin Cities Habitat

Super energy-efficient house a first for Twin Cities Habitat

A new house in north Minneapolis, painted a stark red, is not only built to be green and energy efficient, but it generates its own energy.
by Liala Helal

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Daily Circuit asks: How sustainable is our water use?

Minnesota is rich in water, but our use of it seems less sustainable than it once did. Two state officials talked about water issues with Daily Circuit host Tom Weber.
by Dave Peters

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Duluth gets EPA grant to protect Lake Superior basin

The so-called "green infrastructure" grant will help the city reduce stormwater runoff from the Lake Superior Zoo parking lot and Chambers Grove Park at Duluth's far southern edge, both of which were extensively damaged by flooding in 2012. A third project will help redevelop a contaminated site near the St. Louis River that once housed a cement plant.
by Dan Kraker

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Even in Minnesota, water's under stress

Even in Minnesota, water's under stress

Residential wells, farm practices are threatening a bountiful resource.

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Should farmers be forced to change?

Should farmers be forced to change?

Farm practices are a key part of the conversation about groundwater sustainability in Minnesota. Are voluntary efforts enough?
by Dave Peters

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