Minnesota: Pines-to-Potatoes Conversion Halted, Climate Efforts Falter

(Before It's News)

DNR halts pines-to-potatoes conversion in central Minnesota. Alarmed by rapid deforestation in an ecologically sensitive swath of central Minnesota, state regulators have ordered a broad environmental review that will temporarily halt conversion of the region’s jackpine stands to potato fields.

Minnesota’s efforts to fight climate change lose steam. Eight years ago, Minnesota leaders were out front in calling for more renewable energy and trying to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. Lately, that push has faltered.

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