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Buffer strips, water, carbon top Minnesota’s environmental agenda
Posted by LaCrosse Tribune: None Given on January 2nd, 2016
LaCrosse Tribune: Major decisions on copper-nickel mining, a water quality summit and a push to reduce carbon emissions by Minnesota's utilities will be among the top issues on Minnesota's environmental agenda for 2016. Some of the debate will be very public, while much of the work on issues such as oil pipelines and wild rice will take place behind the scenes, within state agencies that will be conducting environmental reviews and developing regulations. Here's a look ahead: Buffer strips Officials will be working...
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Comments Off on Buffer strips, water, carbon top Minnesota’s environmental agendaScientists unveil scenarios for 2070 in Wisconsin
Posted by LaCrosse Tribune: None Given on May 18th, 2014
LaCrosse Tribune: Will it take a disaster to respond to climate change?
A group of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers last week released a series of detailed science-based scenarios envisioning life in 2070 in the Madison area’s Yahara Watershed, aiming to help people envision the effects of climate change before it worsens.
The four scenarios of Yahara 2070 were based on about 150 interviews with local stakeholders, including policymakers and advocates, about their hopes, fears and expectations of...