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MPCA rules controversial iron treatment can continue on lake - Minnesota Public Radio |
Minnesota Public Radio
Audubon Minnesota and other groups asked for an environmental review. They worry about possible effects onfish and birds living in the lake. They contend that the real reason for the treatment is to reduce curly-leaf pondweed, which would require a --
| Rush Lake Assoc. cleared to continue plan for iron filings - Chisago County Press |
Chisago County Press
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Citizen Board has decided the deposits of iron filings can continue in Rush Lake. A petition submitted in mid-March to the state, by the MN Audubon Society, was reviewed by the Board May 22. Audubon was requesting --
| MPCA panel OKs dumping taconite in Rush Lake - Pioneer Press |
Pioneer Press
"It's a huge disappointment,'' said Don Arnosti, policy director for Audubon Minnesota, which sought the review, an exercise that can lead to a more stringent examination. "In the end, they wimped out. It's throwaway words in a public meeting.
| Minnesota Bankruptcies (May 19, 2012) - Park Rapids Enterprise |
Park Rapids Enterprise
Donald V. Tollefson, Audubon, auto mechanic, Chapter 7, debts of $590363, assets of $413884. Linda J. Sonius-Dietrich, Hawley, Chapter 7, debts of $113391, assets of $272134. Debra J. Nelson, Dilworth, Chapter 7, occupation, debts and assets not --
| FREE SPEECH ZONE | Will the MPCA "Citizens' Board" side with citizens and the -- - Twin Cities Planet |
Twin Cities Planet
Don Arnosti, Policy Director, Audubon Minnesota, is the petitioners' representative. The petition suggests the real purpose is to kill Curly-leaf pondweed, a non-native invasive plant. But such treatment is illegal, because the taconite powder --
| Birds of a feather shown together - Winona Daily News |
Winona Daily News
From left, digital reproductions of John Audubon's prints of the American White Pelican, the Hooping Crane, and the Barn Owl are among many hung on the walls of the Minnesota Maine Art Museum. (Rory O'Driscoll/Winona Daily News) John James Audubon --
| Apple growers catch a break -- Early freeze didn't hurt apples in this area - DL-Online |
DL-Online
While many apple orchards in southern Minnesota have suffered due to a freeze in early April, orchards in the Detroit Lakes area are doing fine and preparing for visitors. While many apple orchards in southern Minnesota have suffered due to a freeze in --
| Wind Power Bigs Promise To Be Nice To Birds - EarthTechling |
EarthTechling
Audubon came out strongly in favor; the Sierra Club was lukewarm, preferring mandatory regulations but willing to give the less stringent regimen a go; and the American Bird Conservancy was vehemently opposed, saying that the voluntary guidelines “will --
| Brainerd tea partiers vent some steam - MinnPost.com |
MinnPost.com
Mark Seeley, extension climatologist with the Department of Soil, Water and Climate at the University of Minnesota, talked about climate change in Austin as part of an educational series co-sponsored by Austin Audubon and Friends of the Nature Center.
| You're Invited: Bird Walk at Lone Lake Park - Patch.com |
Patch.com
Anne Hanley and George Skinner, Minnetonka residents and members of the Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter, will lead you through the park identifying species encountered along the way. The walk is open to all skill and age levels.
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