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I record daily weather observations for the fame and the glory, obviously. /s

"It’s still unclear who would pay for the plan, which could cost hundreds of millions of dollars in addition to what’s already being spent to treat drinking water." Call me crazy, but maybe 3M should pay for it? You know the ol' polluter pays model? Or nah... www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

"The MPCA said the statement wouldn’t be necessary after reviewing public comments and the project’s environmental assessment worksheet [a short document that lays out a project’s basic facts and assesses its potential for significant environmental effects]." 🫠🙄 www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

"3 teams had been disqualified for not removing their drain plugs while transporting their boats. “Can you show where it says in the rules you’re not allowed to do that?” said an exasperated young man. The man threw up his hands and walked away." *SIGH* 😞 minnesotareformer.com/2026/06/22/t...

This original conservationists is also repeat environmental offender who has caused some of the most blatant damage to wetlands and streams in Minnesota. But he hasn't faced huge consequences. He does now have a lean on the property, but not much else (yet...?) www.startribune.com/farmer-with-...

I gotta say the level of chutzpah used to write this blog is off the charts. RS didn't in fact build a campaign around water quality, since his main funder is a big agribusiness conglomerate AND the gop gubernatorial candidate is an out-of-state Koch-brother former employee - allegedly a farmer too.

What a travesty

Huh, I thought an all knowing an omnipresent entity ran this account...

Range anxiety is not a valid excuse to not own an EV. EVs today have 250-300 miles range & high-end ones have almost double that. Most of the U.S. is now within a 50-mile driving radius of an EV DC fast charger. And much of it is with a 10-mile radius. 🧪💡🔌☀️💨💧🔋 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Because Captain, it's tradition!

Not everyone is taking Captain Picard Day so seriously

Next candidate for Ty Try? CC: @rushthewriter.bsky.social

IMO, it's excessive amounts of pesticides being applied to farmland, especially atrazine. Tyrone Hayes of the University of California, Berkeley, and colleagues did groundbreaking work on the topic. See: www.science.org/content/arti...

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Or, and hear me out, we don't use AI for... anything and maybe, just maybe, the "current generation" is right?

We live in the dumbest timeline...

Removing PFAS from the aquifers of the east metro of the Twin Cities will be expensive and time consuming, which @billarnold.bsky.social, and other area experts, explains. Removing PFAS can be done, but it will take time. Gift link. www.startribune.com/mn-pfas-plum...

This be a tough case to crack!

A recent study found 96 percent of walleye in Mille Lacs return to spawning "hot spots" each year. And protecting those areas is key to stabilizing the declining fish population.

CHOOSE YOUR FIGHTER!

Your regular reminder that there are 5 EVs Edmunds has tested with over 500 mile range, 8 with over 400 mile, and 50 with over 300 miles, and several of those 50 can be had for ~$30k, TODAY. Also, super majority don't need that much range, travel <50 miles a day - which they can charge overnight 🏡🔌

Imagine NOT spending millions of dollars to not make a tagline and instead using that money to invest in departmental programs...

Hydrology Paper of the Day @kriddie.bsky.social @carbonshed.bsky.social on carbon cycles in peatlands associated with páramo streams: the Andes Mountains of Ecuador; hydrometeorological and continuous measurements of pCO2; understanding hydrological connectivity; seasonality; and metabolic controls.

Guess it is time to call it a night!

Spoiler alert, they had too much nitrate in their new drinking water well... which they drilled to replace their old well that had too much nitrate. The culprit? Too much nitrogen fertilizer and manure spread on the land. insideclimatenews.org/news/0306202...

A pump and treat method (pumping groundwater from the ground and treating it before returning it) is expensive. It would be great if we forced the polluters, *COUGH* 3M *COUGH* to pay the cost to clean up its pollution. But sadly we are on the hook for the costs. www.twincities.com/2026/05/30/m...

A nice article on cost savings of switching from a gas car to an EV. The story also has a lot of links with information on the cost of EVs vs gas cars. TL;DR EVs save you money and are great for the environment. www.npr.org/2026/06/01/n...

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Landback heals. Tribal Chairman Savage said "[t]he band will continue to work w/ the U to conduct research at the site [...] that greatly impacts the band, not just timber extraction. Savage sees the chance to study plant medicines, agro-forestry, water quality, wolves, wildlife & prescribed burns"

A heartfelt thank you to federal scientists of the USA. The authors of this piece reflect on the massive losses that occurred in 2025 — 10,109 PhDs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and health — either voluntarily or involuntarily. 17% of the workforce gone in a single year!

You don't say... www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...

I loved this episode, a classic.

"Trump’s approval rating remains higher than the national average in many rural parts of the state. Justin Meyer, a grain & cattle farmer in southeastern Minnesota, primarily blames inflation under the Biden administration for the strain, not Trump’s policies." minnesotareformer.com/2026/05/26/m...

Lots left to do in MN... "the longer the lead lines stay in place, the longer the exposure lead, a toxic metal with no safe amount of exposure. Particularly damaging to children, lead exposure can cause brain damage, developmental problems &, in rare cases, death." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

If only there were some deep rooted plants or shallow rooted plants to put on a field, like a cover, that could be grown in western Minnesota and in the plain states to help hold the soil in place... Ah, but alas, it's impossible 😢 www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

I am building old sets from my childhood under the guise of it's for Oliver, of course. Today I checked out a local Bricks and MiniFigs, and I got a large amount of the pieces I was missing! Digging through the bulk bin looking for pieces was a thrill.

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"[We love monuments They did it at my high school (Cold Spring) in 2003 & now] for Melissa Hortman. Remembrance matters. But remembrance is hollow when it arrives absent the courage to change. Too often, we honor the past while declining to protect the future." www.startribune.com/mn-gun-contr...

"The new property is in the middle of a complex of restored prairies, wetlands and protected areas. Once parts of it are reseeded, the new preserve will stretch into an uninterrupted grassland corridor that’s longer than 7 miles."

Speed, force, and heat. A turbulent cloud of ash, pumice, superheated gas, and pulverized rock, racing at over 300 mph. It flattens 230 square miles of forest in minutes.

May 18, 1980 | 8:32 a.m. The ground shudders. A M5.1 quake hits beneath Mount St. Helens. Weakened critically, the north face bulge collapses outward. Within seconds, a pyroclastic density surge bursts through the disintegrating slope. The clock strikes zero.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency accused Maplewood-based 3M of violating state permits and regulations and said its actions “present an ongoing and continuous harm to Minnesota’s environment and threat to Minnesotans.” 3M is seeking to have the case moved to federal court.

Colorado nonprofit offers to buy water for fish, a deal that could help farms weather record drought

"In its latest annual report, the [Minnesota Department of Health] said a handful of water systems exceeded standards for copper, lead, arsenic, radioactive elements or disinfection byproducts. Those systems notified customers and took corrective action, according to the report."

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These people are either all too old or are already dead...