Energy issues have not received as much attention as the Vikings Stadium or the constitutional amendments this session, but there have been attempts at rollbacks to our Renewable Energy Standard. … Read more »
Posts By: Minnesota Environmental Partnership
Welcome to our new website! We appreciate your patience as we continue making fixes
We are so pleased to reveal the new www.MEPartnership.org, completed during The Nerdery’s Overnight Website Challenge by a group of talented web professionals — Team Redundancy Team, as they call themselves. They delivered this… Read more »
Capitol Update: Bill that weakens permit process approaches final stages
By Eric Bergstrom, Campaign Coordinator House File 2095 (Fabian) was debated on the House floor on March 22, and passed on a vote of 79-49. This permitting bill means more… Read more »
Speak up now against bad bills
Urgent action is needed to stop the House omnibus environmental bill from passing! The bill rolls back water and air protections and short-changes citizen voices in decisions about pollution in… Read more »
Take Action TODAY: Stop Congress from Wasting Millions on a Destructive Bridge
By MEP member group National Parks Conservation Association On Thursday, March 1, the U.S. House of Representatives will consider legislation that threatens one of America’s national parks. We need you… Read more »
Midwestern Voters Willing to Pay More for Clean Energy
SAINT PAUL (Feb. 19, 2012) – A majority of voters in four Midwestern states are willing to pay $6 a month on their electricity bills to help promote clean energy… Read more »
The Minnesota state legislature is out of step with Minnesotans
Instead of maintaining the laws that protect our water and our health, the legislature wants to weaken or roll back these protections! Our elected leaders must not move our state backwards on policies that protect our water, invest in clean energy and protect our health.
MN Pollution Control Agency does not slow down economy
House File 1, passed in 2011, required MPCA to set a goal of issuing permits within 150 days. MPCA received over 2500 permit applications in the nine-month period between March 4, 2011 (when House File 1 took effect) and December 31. In that time, the agency processed 99% of priority permits within 150 days.
Act now for clean energy and good jobs in 2012
Welcome to the 2012 legislative session! You care about Minnesota’s Great Outdoors and you believe in making and safeguarding investments for future generations.
What if we could eliminate traffic jams?
Give to the Max Day countdown: 6 days to go! Minnesota has come a long way in developing better transportation options: