Environment

Minneapolis Ward 12 city council candidate forum: 15-year incumbent faces two challengers

By Rebekah Peterson, My Broadsheet

The Ward 12 City Council Candidate Forum packed the media room at Roosevelt High School last week. People were interested to hear 15-year incumbent Sandy Colvin Roy and challenger Andrew Johnson debate local issues. Both candidates are competing for the DFL’s endorsement. A surprise addition to the event was Chris Lautenschlager, a candidate hoping to capture the endorsement of the Green Party.

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Delayed spring hurts growers, fresh produce customers

By Lee Egerstrom, Minnesota 2020

Amy Doeun, partner in Crazy Boy Farm near Rush City, and Mhonpaj Lee, organic farm manager of Mhonpaj’s Garden Farm in Oakdale, look at their still housed vegetable plants and know this April’s cold, snowy weather is hurting the best made plans for their farms, other local vegetable growers, and for all of their customers.

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First steps to home landscaping: Photos and sketches

By Margo Ashmore, Northeaster

Steve Modrow of biota Landscape Design + Build  helps a resident with outdoor planting ideas. (Photos by Margo Ashmore)

They stood in line for the one-on-ones, as Northeaster Steve Modrow of biota Landscape Design + Build, Amy Chapman of Victory Neighborhood and others offered quick pencil and tracing paper consultations for attractive home landscaping.

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Spring snow in St. Paul

By John Tanur Badgley, TC Daily Planet

Heavy snowstorms have stalled the arrival of spring here in the Twin Cities. On April 18th as much as seven inches of snowfall was reported in Ramsey County. Macalester College students continue to wait for winter to end as they walk through sleet and snow to class.

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Progress on FROG waste reduction front - Grand Avenue

By Staff, Summit Hill Association

In 2012, Brahim Hadj‐Moussa (Hadj), owner of The Barbary Fig at 720 Grand Avenue accepted the offer made by MN Waste Wise for waste and recycling evaluation assistance. Waste Wise offered the service free of charge to Grand Avenue businesses in both 2011 and 2012 under a contract with Ramsey County which is a collaborative member of F.R.O.G. (For Recycling on Grand). FROG is a collaboration of the Summit Hill Association, Grand Avenue Business Association, Macalester Groveland Community Council, Ramsey County and the City of St. Paul.

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Diverse communities come together at Mother Earth Fest

By Amy Doeun, Crazy Boy Farm

This last weekend we had a great opportunity to attend the 1st annual Mother Earth Fest on the West Side of St. Paul. As Proeun said, "they really know how to throw a party, that was the best party I have ever been to." We had a booth for our farm. The plan was that we would all stay together in the morning and Proeun and I would take turns walking around with the children, but they loved it so much they didn't want to leave. So we reworked our schedule, saved errands and chores for another day and had a great day hanging out with the children, sharing our farm story and celebrating diverse communities coming together to say they care about what happens in our neighborhoods and to earth our home.

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Summit Hill and West 7th neighborhood recycling/reuse/disposing cleanup on Saturday, May 18th

By Staff, Summit Hill Association

Once again, Summit Hill Association/District 16 will be partnering with the West 7th/Fort Road Federation community - District 9 to our south…in a combined Neighborhood Recycling/Reuse & Disposing Cleanup event on Saturday, May 18th from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pleasant Ave & Victoria St. As last year, appliance recycling will be provided at the Cleanup, instead of at curbside. Statistics show that where appliances are recycled at clean-ups…more people recycle them. Fees for appliance recycling at the event will remain cheaper than curbside: only $5 each, no matter what size.

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MayDay 2013 more vibrant with every workshop

By Alan Wilfahrt, The Public Recluse

There are still appeals for participants in any and all of MayDay. After this week of workshops, rehearsals for the Ceremony will commence.

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Help may be on the way for state's polluted water

By Jonathan Mohr, Session Weekly/Session Daily

More help for more of the state’s polluted waters may be possible after the House passed HF819 by a vote of 130-0 Friday.

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House passes omnibus environment, natural resources and agriculture bill

By Jonathan Mohr, Session Weekly/Session Daily

Despite charges of wasteful spending and unnecessary fee increases, the House passed the omnibus environment, natural resources and agriculture finance and policy bill 69-61 Thursday evening after four-plus hours of floor debate.

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