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Letter: Let’s do our part for our environment
In southwest Minnesota our lakes, rivers and streams and groundwater are severely impaired. We are presently in the process of creating filter strips along streams and waterways.Continue reading
Minnesota Legislature: Water quality efforts require collaboration
We have seen the most success on this issue when we collaborate with local governments and landowners to build consensus and support for clean water proposals.Continue reading
MN communities need a bonding bill for jobs and water quality
The Minnesota Legislature failed to pass a bonding bill last year when it was supposed to. But interest rates remain lowContinue reading
Minnesota Legislature: Water quality efforts require collaboration
water quality a hallmark of his administration. We have seen the most success on this issue when we collaborate with local governments and landownersContinue reading
EDITORIAL: Water protection: All of us have a role
Gov. Mark Dayton signed an agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture, securing $350 million in federal funding to protect and improve waters in 60,000 acres across 54 Minnesota countiesContinue reading
State receives federal match for water quality easements
(CREP), will target areas of southern and western Minnesota facing significant water quality challenges, to protect and improve our natural resources for future generations.Continue reading
Minnesota Republicans target water quality law for repeal
Pushback has steadily chipped away at the measure, limiting which waterways are subject to the law while some counties have called for a delay in implementationContinue reading
Greater Minnesota cities want water funding
“…price tags for water projects are rising because the Legislature failed to pass a public works bill last year…”
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Critical water quality projects are waiting for a bonding bill
this year’s lawmaking accomplishments go well beyond leftovers, and that Dayton realizes he will have to bend in the direction of the Legislature’s new GOP majorities to serve Minnesota wellContinue reading
Gov. Dayton Appoints Sen. Katie Sieben to Public Utilities Commission, Appoints Commissioner Nancy Lange as Chair
Governor Dayton Appoints Senator Katie Sieben to Public Utilities Commission, Appoints Commissioner Nancy Lange as ChairContinue reading
