Articles tagged under: Dayton
Fugitive Dust Exemption in Minnesota
Published May 9, 2018
In legislation passed by the Minnesota House and Senate, grain elevators and ethanol plants may be exempt from government regulations on dust emissions. In the legislative process, regulators used the term ‘fugitive dust.’ This bill now goes to Governor Mark…Nitrogen Fertilizer Rule Takes Next Step
Published April 25, 2018
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton’s groundwater protection rule will be published in the State Register today, which will be followed by an 80-day comment period. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture released the proposed rule last week. The proposed rule would regulate…A Buffer Tax Credit Costs Money
Published April 13, 2018
Minnesota Farmers Union Director of Government Relations Thom Petersen thinks Governor Dayton could be supportive of the proposed tax credit for buffers. “Actually, Governor Dayton had originally proposed something similar two years ago. I think Representative Anderson’s bill would be…