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First PolyMet hearing tonight in Duluth, but do comments matter?

First PolyMet hearing tonight in Duluth, but do comments matter?

Department of Natural Resources officials said recently that they prefer substantive, technical comments on the environmental study rather than statements of support or opposition. So how important are the thousands of comments that have already been received?
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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An argument to charge more for water

A resident in Woodbury pays 88 cents for 1,000 gallons of water. If he or she uses a lot of water, say, for sprinkling the lawn, the price goes up — to $1.88, then $2.88, then $3.88 and so on, says Klayton Eckles, Woodbury’s public works director. • Beneath the Surface: Minnesota’s Pending Groundwater Challenge Read more →
by Dave Peters

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Meeting tonight for Park Rapids groundwater management area

Farmers, residents and others in the Park Rapids area are learning more tonight about a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources project to deal with, and possibly restrict, groundwater pumping.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Is Minnesota prepared for a world where water scarcity is widespread?

Is Minnesota prepared for a world where water scarcity is widespread?

Jedediah Purdy writes in the New Yorker about the politics of “no ones job” and how it is seen in the response to the chemical leak in West Virginia’s Elk River. Last Thursday an estimated seventy-five hundred gallons of MCMH, “a chemical used to remove impurities from coal, ran into the Elk from a one-inch…
by Michael Olson

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Bill would spend $300M on Great Lakes restoration

Bill would spend $300M on Great Lakes restoration

A spending bill crafted by congressional leaders would allocate $300 million to a Great Lakes cleanup that had been threatened with a massive cut during last year's budget fight, supporters said Tuesday.
by John Flesher, Associated Press and The Associated Press

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How to avoid a national water crisis?

How to avoid a national water crisis?

Most Americans are spoiled when it comes to water, according to Robert Glennon. We open the tap and get as much water as we want and it costs us less per month than a cellphone. • Beneath the Surface: Minnesota’s Pending Groundwater Challenge Glennon, a professor of law and public policy at Arizona State University Read more →
by Dan Gunderson

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Bottle deposit? Better composting? Lawmakers to talk trash today

Bottle deposit? Better composting? Lawmakers to talk trash today

Some DFL lawmakers and environmental groups will be pushing legislation to establish a 10-cent deposit on all beverage containers, citing data showing the 10 states with deposit laws have dramatically higher recycling rates.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Forest tent caterpillars expected to invade Minnesota

Forest tent caterpillars expected to invade Minnesota

The native insects stripped the leaves off about a million acres of hardwood trees across the state last year and in the next year or two their numbers will likely peak.
by Dan Kraker

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U of M makes plans for wilderness research center

U of M makes plans for wilderness research center

A well-preserved gem of boreal forest, around 350 acres fronting two lakes on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area is now under the control and ownership of the University of Minnesota. It plans to use the land for research on climate change's effects on northern forests and for teaching classes.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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DNR hears concerns about invasive species

Golden mussels and "killer shrimp" could find their way to Minnesota.
by Sasha Aslanian

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