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As city of Duluth, nonprofit test more drinking water for lead, government still tries to fund lead line replacement


As city of Duluth, nonprofit test more drinking water for lead, government still tries to fund lead line replacement
State Sen. Jen McEwen introduced a bill to fund the replacement of lead water-service lines in Minnseota. President Joe Biden s infrastructure plan proposes doing the same nationwide.
Written By: Andee Erickson
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Client services technician Chad Gallagher checks tap water samples Helen Davis dropped off at Pace Analytics on Thursday, May 13, 2021, as Davis completes paperwork. Pace Analytics will check the samples for lead. (Steve Kuchera / [email protected])
About 5,000 lead water-service lines still run through Duluth, which is why the Minnesota Environmental Partnership is testing for the presence of lead in drinking water, in addition to the city of Duluth’s efforts. ....

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'Report card' on Walz's climate performance gives him low marks


Report card on Walz s climate performance gives him low marks
A coalition led by the Sierra Club North Star Chapter of environmental advocates and native leaders say Gov. Walz is falling short on climate policies.
6:09 pm, Apr. 15, 2021
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. State of Minnesota photo.
Environmental leaders and organizations say Gov. Tim Walz isn’t doing enough for Minnesota’s climate.
The North Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, along with other environmental organizations, issued a mid-term “report card” on Walz’s climate policies.
The report was critical of Walz’s proposed budgets on transit, and inaction on blocking Enbridge’s Line 3 project that will transport oil from Canada through Minnesota. The line, which would cross 200 bodies of water, including lakes, wetlands and rivers, and Native American tribal land where wild rice is grown, has sparked ongoing protests. ....

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