Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Last Monday evening, the Minnesota Legislature adjourned its 2023 session, having negotiated key budget bills in the final days. On Wednesday, MEP staff watched Governor… Read more »
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Huge victory for Minnesotans’ health: Walz signs lead service line bill
Yesterday, May 16, MEP staff witnessed history as Governor Tim Walz signed HF 24, the lead service line replacement bill, putting cleaner drinking water within reach for many thousands of… Read more »
Minnesota reclaims mantle of environmental leadership
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Last Monday evening, the Minnesota Legislature adjourned its 2023 session, having negotiated key budget bills in the final days. On Wednesday, MEP staff watched Governor… Read more »
Legislature tackles transportation challenge
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership A couple months ago, in the midst of some of the worst winter road conditions Minnesota has seen in years, our MEP Insider focused on one of… Read more »
New environment budget is worthy of Earth Week
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership It may be mostly coincidental that the Minnesota Legislature passed many of its major budget bills relating to the environment on Earth Week. But this year,… Read more »
Legislature may set new climate standard for Minnesota
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Minnesota is an odd-weather state. Despite a reputation that’s been long-established by movies and TV, we’re not just a winter wonderland: we get wet springs,… Read more »
Minnesota ready to lead on PFAS
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Minnesotans have a habit of changing history with our innovations. From open-heart surgery to supercomputers, from retractable seat belts to in-ear hearing aids, we’ve made… Read more »
MEP goes to Washington for the Great Lakes
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Minnesota is a place where waters begin. With a few exceptions, just about all of our rivers start here and flow somewhere else. Snowmelt and… Read more »
Cumulative impacts bill advances at the Capitol
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership When you look from the 30,000 feet level, Minnesota is a very healthy place to live. At last count, we have roughly the third-highest life expectancy… Read more »
Legislature poised to let Minnesotans renew environmental trust fund
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership It may be favoritism to claim that Minnesota is one of the nations’ greatest “outdoor states,” but with respect to Colorado, Washington, and Maine, we’re… Read more »