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DNR sued over White Bear Lake drop
A new lawsuit accuses the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources of failing to properly regulate groundwater pumping by a number of communities ringing White Bear Lake. The suit, filed in … Read more
Bighead carp netted in Lake Pepin
A 47-pound bighead carp was caught in a seine net by commercial fishermen on Nov. 16, in Lake Pepin near Frontenac, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced on Nov. … Read more
A report card and good news on the Minnesota R.
The Freshwater Society blog publishes a digest of important regional, national and international articles and research on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links to … Read more
Both sides sue over Chesapeake Bay plan
The Freshwater Society blog publishes a digest of important regional, national and international articles and research on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links to … Read more
Your input is sought on Minnesota environment
The Freshwater Society blog publishes a digest of important regional, national and international articles and research on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links to … Read more
Free-market think tank backs conservation compliance
Read a free-market think tank’s argument for requiring conservation compliance in any expansion of federally subsidized crop insurance. Enacting a conservation compliance provision in the now-stalled federal Farm Bill would require farmers … Read more
Chemical fails to kill zebra mussels in 2 lakes
Efforts by the Minnesota DNR to stem two budding zebra mussel infestations through chemical means have yielded – at best — mixed results. The DNR used copper sulfate to treat … Read more
Deadly quake, climate change, plastic jeans
The Freshwater Society blog publishes a digest of important regional, national and international articles and research on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links to … Read more
Fracking, conservation and Asian carp
The Freshwater Society blog publishes a digest of important regional, national and international articles and research on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links to … Read more
Celebrate, take note of Clean Water Act
The Freshwater Society blog publishes a digest of important regional, national and international articles and research on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links to … Read more