Friday, April 19, 2024
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced Monday that after discovering small infestations of zebra mussels in some of the state's lakes, it will be initiating pilot projects designed in cooperation with the University of Minnesota’s Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center (MAISRC).
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The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is now accepting public comments on an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for its aquatic habitat restoration project in Duluth, Minnesota, which would impact roughly 350 acres in the 21st Avenue West channel of St. Louis Bay.
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The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) issued a release on Monday in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new standard for ground-level ozone, released the same day, detailing how the change will affect Minnesotans.
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The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced this week that it is accepting public comments on two reports assembled in partnership with local organizations on the health and restoration of the Valley Branch sub-watershed, which is part of the Lower St. Croix watershed.
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced Monday that it is accepting public comments on a draft environmental impact statement for a flood diversion project that would put a high-hazard dam on the Red River, potentially affecting the Fargo-Moorhead area.
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said on Tuesday that the state’s pheasant population has increased 33 percent from 2014, despite continued habitat loss blamed for an overall decline, with the 2015 pheasant index 39 percent below the 10-year average and 59 percent below the long-term average.
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced on Monday that it has designated an additional 5,000 acres of land as wildlife management areas (WMA), bringing the state’s total acreage of WMAs to 1.3 million.
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The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is seeking public comment on a new report and draft regulation seeking the restoration of 37 surface waters and the protection of surface water and groundwater against chloride pollution in the seven-county metro area.
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The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) recently said that it is accepting public comments until Aug. 5 on a proposed expansion of Xcel Energy’s ash landfill near Mankato that would grow by 4.1 acres and allow the landfill to operate for 13 more years.
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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued more than $400,000 in grants to 12 businesses.
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Pollution Control Agency finds many waterways have high levels of nitrogen, bacteria, mercury and other pollutants.
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