On Wednesday, April 10th, Mother Nature showed us the power of climate change with a sudden onset of a spring snowstorm, but that didn’t stop over 450 Minnesotans from coming to St. Paul, rallying, and educating legislators on the importance of clean water and protections for the next generation. Minnesota is the Land of 10,000 […]
Water
Water Action Day 2019!
Wednesday, April 10 | Minnesota State Capitol CURE is joining together with dozens of organizations advocating to protect our water. We’re rallying support at the State Capitol for clean, healthy water in our great state. With new legislators and a new Governor’s administration, many elected officials are learning about important water issues for the first […]
New rules proposed for nitrate reduction in groundwater
This week Governor Mark Dayton’s office and Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Dave Frederickson released a new proposal for a groundwater protection measure that aims to reduce elevated nitrate levels in drinking water. This proposal is the result of input gathered from seventeen public meetings across the state that engaged over 1,500 farmers, landowners, and other […]