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Barrier proposal to stop jumping silver carp is stopped in the Legislature by the agency.

About 20 commercial trappers took 10,000 wild turtles a year.

Fishing wins big, and hunters and visitors to state parks also will see improvements.

“This is the most significant environment and climate bill in Minnesota history, both in terms of its investments and its reforms,” said Rick Hansen, DFL-South St. Paul

Backers say this is a historic environment, energy and climate budget bill that will make transformative investments to help Minnesota combat climate change and move more aggressively toward a carbon-free economy.

A fire burned about an acre and a half in the area of County Roads 32 and 50 on 310th Street on Wednesday, May 3.

As recently as 2021, the DNR actually reduced the lands it was considering for designation as lowland-conifer old-growth.

The DNR has asked to hike the cost of fishing licenses, boat registrations, park passes and more. That has split even some Democrats who control the Minnesota Legislature given the budget surplus.

The Minnesota Senate Environment, Climate and Legacy Committee moved the bill to transfer state park land to the Upper Sioux Community along to the Transportation Committee for further consideration on a split vote.

They likely face few consequences, because of laws that one regulator says are inadequate.