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 »
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Community oversight of MPCA should return this year
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Over the years, Minnesota has been home to some great people-powered ideas on how to protect a healthy environment for all. Voters created the lottery-funded… Read more »
Legislature tackling lead pipes issue this session
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership If you live in an older home in Minnesota, it’s not a bad idea to find out if the service line that brings drinking water… Read more »
Legislature should fix Minnesota’s transportation quagmire
For most Minnesotans, getting around during the past few weeks has been, to put it mildly, a mess. This winter has featured rapid swings in temperature and frequent storms around the freezing point – the ingredients for thick snow and thin, dangerous layers of ice. It’s evident that climate change has played a role, allowing cold air previously trapped in the arctic to blow southward while raising overall winter temperatures closer to 32 degrees.
Legislature should fix Minnesota’s transportation quagmire
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership For most Minnesotans, getting around during the past few weeks has been, to put it mildly, a mess. This winter has featured rapid swings in temperature… Read more »
Minnesota’s climate emissions are falling – now we need to tackle the rest
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Last week, the State of Minnesota released a greenhouse gas emissions report that, while not an unadulterated success story, is a breath of fresh air for climate… Read more »
Legislature hits the ground running
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership We’re now three weeks into the 2023 Minnesota Legislative Session, and MEP and our allies are pleased to report that bills that would make Minnesota… Read more »
An environmentalist’s guide to the new legislature
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership While the U.S. House of Representatives has had what might generously be called a rocky start, the new Minnesota Legislature has gotten rightto work. With… Read more »
Line 3 penalties are a small step toward accountability
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Last week, Attorney General Keith Ellison and agency and tribal leaders announced $7 million in penalties against Enbridge, the builder of the Line 3 tar… Read more »
Midterms will chart the course for our environment
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Four weeks from now, the nation will vote in the highly consequential 2022 general elections. MEP is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, meaning that we do… Read more »