Emerald ash borer + materials waste bill
Wednesday's temperatures will still be well above normal, with highs in the low 60s across southern Minnesota and 50s and 40s in the north. Clouds will increase ahead of a system that could bring significant rain to parts of southern Minnesota. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.
Coming up on Morning Edition: Later this spring, Allina Health says it will relocate Mercy Hospital's ICU and surgical services from Fridley to Coon Rapids due to low patient volume and high renovation costs. It's also dissolving its pediatric services entirely in Coon Rapids, citing a decline in its pediatric patients there.
Health care providers facing layoffs are holding a press conference this afternoon to share how the closures will impact the north metro community, including disrupted patient care. Dr. Taylor Dalsing is a pediatrician at Mercy Hospital in Fridley, and she will join MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to tell us more.
Coming up at 9 a.m.: You probably don’t think much about your nose, unless it’s stuffed up. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two doctors about the wonders of how our nose works, common nasal and sinus problems and how to treat them.
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| | In northern Minnesota, researchers and foresters prepare for emerald ash borer invasion |
Since it was first discovered in a St. Paul neighborhood in 2009, the invasive emerald ash borer has slowly munched its way northwestward across the state and has now reached the doorstep of the largest stretch of ash forest in North America.
That has researchers scrambling to learn more about how the invasive pest is faring in Minnesota’s quickly warming winters, and preparing for what might follow an ash borer invasion in the state’s northern forests.
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| | Minnesota lawmakers look to put packaging companies on the hook for materials waste |
Amid growing amounts of discarded packaging materials, lawmakers ask: Who should pay to deal with it and how to slim the pile? A bill before the Minnesota Legislature puts that onus on packaging companies.
“Individual action to decide to recycle something and put it into a recycle bin rather than a trash can really matters,” Eureka Recycling co-president Katie Drews said. “But we really need that policy to actually move the needle forward.” | |
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