Environment

Burning Restrictions Easing in Northern Minn.

Submitted by Jennie Olson, Web Producer

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012, 6:46am

As the drought recedes and the landscape greens up, the Department of Natural Resources is lifting burning restrictions in more Minnesota counties.

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Water Flowing Again at Tracy Trailer Park

Submitted by KSTP News Staff

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 11:00am

The water to the Cedar Lane trailer park in Tracy was turned on again Friday after the city was informed about legal recourse to cover some of the ongoing expense of providing water, and an offer to cover part of the arrears in payments... Read More

Read the full story in The Marshall Independent

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Feds Tear Down Camps in Wildlife Refuge

Submitted by Jennie Olson, Web Producer

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012, 7:10am

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and volunteers are tearing down two squatters camps on islands in the Upper Mississippi Wildlife Refuge.

The camps are just south of Winona, near Homer. Wildlife Service manager Mary Stefanski says the camps were discovered during eagle nest surveys. She says one camp is abandoned and the other has been used recently.

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Prairie Island Plans Nuclear Emergency Drill for Tuesday

Submitted by Mike Maybay on Monday, May 7th, 2:17 pm

Emergency workers from three counties in Minnesota and Wisconsin will respond to a nuclear emergency at the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Tuesday. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) is telling residents not to be alarmed, that it's only a drill.

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DNR Officials Laud Natural Resources Bill

Submitted by KSTP News Staff

Monday, May 7th, 2012, 10:30am

The hunting and fishing community of Minnesota let their voices be heard at the Capitol this year and were rewarded for their persistence by the signing this week of a broad natural resources bill that, among other things, will raise..... Read More

Read the full story in The Marshall Independent

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Grass Lake Restoration Project Inches Forward

Submitted by KSTP News Staff

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012, 8:30am

The Kandiyohi County Commissioners approved an amended contract Tuesday with Barr Engineering that will keep the Grass Lake restoration project inching forward...

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Read the full story in The Willmar West Central Tribune

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American Lung Association Rates the Air Quality in Your County

Submitted by Michelle Knoll

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012, 5:48pm

Ramsey County earned an F for air quality. The new American Lung Association report grades counties based on air particle pollution. Ramsey got an F for the first time, down from a B in 2009.

Hennepin and Dakota counties each earned a C. while Scott, Washington and Anoka counties all got A's for air quality.

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