Mealey's (April 26, 2019, 1:52 PM EDT) -- ST. PAUL, Minn. — A split Minnesota appeals panel on April 22 reversed a trial court verdict in a groundwater permit case, ruling that alleged violations of a state environmental law must be brought against the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and that the state’s common-law public-trust doctrine applies to navigable waters and not to groundwater withdrawals (White Bear Lake Restoration Association, et al. v. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, et al., No. A18-0750, Minn. App., 2019 Minn. App. LEXIS 141)....