Minnesota House panel hears bill to block wild rice water standards

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Administrator

Source: Steve Karnowski

Published By: Associated Press

A Minnesota House panel began considering a bill Tuesday to prevent the state for at least two years from enforcing water quality standards designed to protect wild rice, taking up an issue that pits the iron-mining industry against American Indians and environmentalists.

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