Clean water matters to Minnesota. No matter where we live or what we do, Minnesotans want our families and future generations to enjoy water that's fishable, swimmable and drinkable. When Gov. Mark ...

REDWSOOD FALL - Minnesota’s new buffer law will move up the planting of perennial vegetative buffers along public ditches, and add buffers along some natural waters where they do not currently exist.

Requiring farmers to plant grass buffers between crops and streams would help clean Iowa's water while minimally affecting farmers and crop acres, according to a report from the Environmental Working ...

Buffer requirements could be adjusted to make building restrictions along unincorporated Chatham County's wetlands more consistent. "Everybody would be treated fairly," said Amanda Bunce, development ...

ST. PAUL — Lawmakers began consideration on Tuesday of one of Gov. Mark Dayton's top environmental initiatives, a requirement for farmers to leave larger buffer areas along drainage ditches and other ...

Gov. Mark Dayton celebrated the progress of his marquee environmental initiative Thursday and said he won’t bow to legislative pressure to postpone its November deadline. Dayton and legislators passed ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri Representatives approved a one-mile buffer requirement between landfills and nearby municipalities, following public concern about a proposed landfill in south Kansas City.