Minnesota Public Radio reports today that the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will merge two of its departments in a plan to better protect the state’s waters. To read more about the change, click here.

The St. Cloud Times has published a series of articles about the fall-out of the development boom and examines the reprocussions to cities and homeowners. Click a link below to view these articles:

So many lots, so few houses
In stalled developments, disappointed homeowners wait for expected amenities
When developments stall, cities are left paying the bills
In Avon, [...]

Ex-Star Tribune and MPR staffers recently launched an energy news aggregator. Midwest Energy News, produced by the Media Center of Fresh Energy, aims to not be an “advocacy endeavor,” but rather a “daily online guide to the best journalism available on energy subjects of special interest to readers in an eight-state region.” If you are [...]

The University of Minnesota Law School will be hosting a forum Tuesday, November 17 to discuss land use and related vehicle-miles-travelled (VMT) issues. Forum participants include U of M professor Dr. Julian Marshall and Director of the Office of Energy Security William Glahn. The forum will be moderated by Prof. Kent Kaiser and held in Room [...]

The Star Tribune reports today that the state continues to excel in its wind power production. Read more here.

Sen. Ellen Anderson and Reps. Jeremy Kalin and Kate Knuth visited the White House on Wednesday with about 40 other state lawmakers to provide state input on climate change legislation, reports MPR. Read more here.

A proposal to protect bluffland in the City of Winona from unrestricted development is close to passage. Read the full article here.