New lawsuit alleges changes to Minnesota’s water quality rules put wild rice at risk
Fond du Lac and Grand Portage Bands file lawsuit over approval of revised state rules.
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Restoring a River – The Minnesota Land Trust partners on restoration projects in the St. Louis River Estuary
The St. Louis River estuary is a unique, 12,000 acre wetland where water from the St. Louis River mixes with the water from Lake Superior. The Minnesota Land Trust is working with groups and state agencies to restore features of the river habitat that have become compromised by pollution, debris, and development.
Wild rice on Rainy Lake hurt by water levels, climate change, and invasive species
Tribal agencies and an international organization are working together to restore natural conditions that could let the important plant thrive again.
Officials withdraw change to wild rice protections, will restart work on sulfate standard
After being ruled too vague to protect rice or provide certainty to industries, state scientists will try to come up with a clearer way to implement research findings.