April 2004

Pilot clean water project kicks off in Deerwood By VINCE MEYER Brainerd Dispatch 4/30/04

Spiffed-up farmers market opens in St. Paul Rick Nelson, Star Tribune 4/30/04

Farmers to Protest Weakening of Organic Food Standards at Chicago Meeting this Friday Common Dreams 4/29/04

Researchers: No-till farming helps slow global climate change Associated Press 4/28/04

Village deals with construction erosion Wisconsin Dells 4/28/04

Taxpayer & Green Groups Slam Multi-Billion Dollar Mississippi River Plan; "Twice Cooked Pork" Report Released Environmental Media Services 4/27/04

Bush: Get real on wetlands promise If Bush wants to make promises regarding conservation, he must be held accountable. MNDaily.com 4/27/04

Coal plant opponents point to new report By Lee Bonorden/Austin Daily Herald 4/27/04

EDITORIAL: Demonizing public land By: Tom Dennis Grand Forks Herald 4/27/04

Invasive carp seize the day, experts say Fast-spreading fish a danger to boaters By Aaron Kuriloff St. Bernard/Plaquemines bureau 4/26/04

AFBF Outlines Priorities for FY '05 Ag Spending WI Ag Connection 4/26/04

Revisiting Love Canal By Glenn Scherer, TomPaine.com 4/26/04

Swine manure could help reduce crude oil imports By Leanne Lucas University of Illinois 4/22/04

ENVIRONMENT: Anti-GM Movement Spreads Across Europe By: Stefania Bianchi (IPS) BRUSSELS 4/22/04

Frogs are watched as environmental sign By Jennifer Leopoldt Post-Dispatch 4/21/04

AP: River Lock Construction to Proceed By LIBBY QUAID The Associated Press 4/20/02

Tax credit suspension stalling wind energy FREDERIC J. FROMMER Associated Press 4/16/04

HydrogenHighway.Com to Fuel the Public Vision of the Future By PEB 4/16/04

Mini-Course on Sustainable Agriculture to be Held Wisconsin Ag Connection - 4/15/2004

Grant boosts efforts to clean lake BY ANGELA D. SYKORA Pioneer Press 4/15/04

Most Endangered Rivers of 2004 Announced By Eric Eckl, Betsy Otto, and Melissa Samet American Rivers 4/14/04

Creekstone Letter To USDA Re: Testing Plan By MoneyWise Staff 4/14/04

Chris Anderson: Nitrogen test may replace traditional '1.2' application Bloomington Pentegraph 4/14/04

Hartford residents file suit over underground gas SANFORD J. SCHMIDT The Telegraph 4/14/04

House passes environment bill By T.W. Budig ECM Capitol Reporter 4/13/04

Success Of Genetically Modified Crops Depends On Consumers By Ed Howard Nebraska News 4/12/04

Breakfast Briefing TODAY -- Sierra Club Earth Month Activities 4/7/04

Mercury pollution provides quick read on administration's intentions By PAUL KRUGMAN SYNDICATED COLUMNIST 4/7/04

Sierra Club hands out mid-term environmental grades for Guv, Legislature Business North 4/6/04

AD calls on government to make its stand clear on GMOs Malta Independent 4/6/04

Forest certification vital By RALPH ANSAMI Globe News Editor 4/5/04

Mad-cow worry raises interest in alternative to feedlot cattle By Diane Huber The (Roseburg, Ore.) News-Review 4/5/04

Rising Mercury Standards Bangor News 4/5/04

States Set Example With Green Power Policies By Kathleen Murphy KC infoZine 4/05/04

Changing All the Rules The dismantling of New Source Review By BRUCE BARCOTT New York Times 4/4/04

Central Illinois wind farm could be world's largest By JESSICA L. ABERLE The Journal Star 4/4/04

BUILDERS BENEFIT Loopholes In Tax Law Widely Used: A cow or two is enough to claim land is agricultural and save millions. By ALLEN G. BREED & MARTHA MENDOZA The Associated Press

CSP will be a national program, conservation head says By Dan Looker Business Editor Successful Farming magazine 4/2/04

Group: 11 water violations in Iowa City By Drew Kerr - The Daily Iowan 4/2/04

Demand, production drop send US milk prices higher By Bob Burgdorfer-Reuters 4/2/04

FdL ranks third worst in state for wastewater violations By Patty Brandl Fond Du Lac Reporter 4/1/04

Bean bonanza: A nationwide survey shows farmers plan to plant record amounts of soybean and corn. BY LEE EGERSTROM Pioneer Press 4/1/04

Lacinda Athen: Environment needs us By Lacinda Athen The Capital Times 4/20/04

Tweaks made to improve conservation application By Lee Bonorden/Austin Daily Herald 4/1/04

Conservation program designed to help reduce runoff By Ann Austin, Tribune staff writer 4/1/04