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Ground Level LIVE CHAT: Farming and pollution
What is the role of farming practices in protecting the quality of Minnesota's water? What is the best way to approach agriculture and farmers to make things better? Join a conversation on where to go next.
Gas bills could change this winter after 'tiered pricing' ends
Residents who saw their gas bills rise under CenterPoint Energy's tiered pricing system will likely get some relief this winter as the pricing system is suspended to address concerns over fairness. But those who conserved could see higher bills.
What is the role of farming practices in protecting the quality of Minnesota’s water? What is the best way to approach agriculture and farmers to make things better? Join a conversation on where to go next.
As BWCA fire dies, call for controlled burns is renewed
Advocates say more controlled burns are the best way to balance the benefits and danger of fires, but the National Forest says they try to let the forest's natural processes work on their own.
The Sierra Club praises New Ulm's decision to suspend a project to convert a boiler at the city's steam plant from natural gas to coal.