Listen Now
Pledge Now



 
 

Ecklund sponsored bill could impact wild rice in Minnesota

  • warning: Division by zero in /home/wtip/archive.wtip.org/sites/all/themes/wtipll/node-story.tpl.php on line 109.
  • warning: Division by zero in /home/wtip/archive.wtip.org/sites/all/themes/wtipll/node-story.tpl.php on line 109.
  • warning: Division by zero in /home/wtip/archive.wtip.org/sites/all/themes/wtipll/node-story.tpl.php on line 109.

Related Stories

Lutsen Trail Breakers Snowmobile Club logo -- Image courtesy of the snowmobile club .JPG
Another break-in on Cook County's West End
Boundary Waters in winter. Photo by Joe Friedrichs
DNR halts environmental review of proposed mine near the BWCA
Snowshoe hikers on the Cascade River before disaster struck, Feb. 12, 2022 - Submitted photo
Grand Marais woman survives a near-disastrous snowshoe hike on Cascade River
- Fri, 03/23/2018 - 1:14pm

Northeastern Minnesota lawmakers are advancing new legislation at the Capitol that could change current water quality standards designed to protect wild rice in the state.

Several northern Minnesota legislators, including District 3A Rep. Rob Ecklund, are co-authoring the measure.

WTIP’s Jay Andersen spoke with Ecklund about this legislative measure and other news from St. Paul. 
 

Listen: 

Share