The agency urged the Legislature to consider whether tailings storage and processing methods are "compatible" in the same watershed as the wilderness area.
A months-long petroleum leak at a Cenex gas station in Elgin, Minnesota last year resulted in 10,000 gallons of gallons spilling into the environment, threatening drinking water and creating an unstable gasoline plume within the groundwater that officials are still grappling with.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is seeking volunteers to conduct a simple water clarity test in a lake or stream at least twice a month during the summer.
As we celebrate Earth Day, I find myself reflecting on the place that grew me into the environmentalist I am today: northern Minnesota, Land of 10,000 Lakes.
April 21, 2023 10:57 AM
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By Danielle Butcher Franz | American Conservation Coalition
Three finalists will be selected in each category and voting will be open to select People’s Choice winners. The finalists will be on display at the We Are Water MN exhibit starting in mid-May.
