Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Last Monday, the State of Minnesota officially adopted the Clean Cars rules proposed by the Pollution Control Agency under Governor Tim Walz. Starting in 2024,… Read more »
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MEP and partners explore the next evolution of farming
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership On Monday, July 19, MEP and Friends of the Mississippi River co-hosted a field tour of the University of Minnesota’s Forever Green Initiative, a program to develop… Read more »
Great River Energy plans to break promise to shutter Coal Creek power plant
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership On June 30, Great River Energy announced that it planned to sell its Coal Creek Station power plant to Rainbow Energy, a North Dakota company…. Read more »
Senate ouster of MPCA commissioner continues pattern of environmental stonewalling
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Last Wednesday, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Commissioner Laura Bishop was pushed out of office after Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka informed her that the Senate… Read more »
The costs of hosting Enbridge pipelines pile up in Minnesota
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership The Minnesota Legislature passed a number of investments in the state’s natural environment this year. Apart from passing the overdue Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund… Read more »
Special session concludes with compromises, some key wins for Minnesota’s environment
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership As the Minnesota Legislature began its first special session 2021 last week, the DFL-controlled house and GOP-controlled Senate faced a deadline of June 30tht to… Read more »
Treaty People Gathering draws thousands to stand against Line 3
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Last weekend, northern Minnesota was the site where the Treaty People Gathering, an activist mobilization against the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline, began. More than two… Read more »
New guidance on fish consumption points to contaminated ecosystems
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Last week, the Minnesota Department of Health released new guidance on fish consumption in Minnesota that indicate an emerging harm present in our ecosystem. It’s a sign… Read more »
Could victories against Big Oil hasten fossil fuels’ end?
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership This week, major legal and political changes rocked the global oil industry and indicated that ambitious climate action is gaining momentum. But while we’re thinking… Read more »
Once again, Legislative session ends with a comma, not a period
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership The 2021 Minnesota Legislative Session ended on Monday, May 17 with little fanfare. While the House, Senate, and Governor agreed on overall budget targets, they… Read more »