Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Tomorrow, the Minnesota Legislature will return from the Easter/Passover break and return to the work of crafting spending and policy omnibus bills. These large bills… Read more »
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Legislature may let Minnesotans renew, enhance Environment Trust Fund amendment through 2050
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership In 2024, one of Minnesota’s most popular constitutional amendments is scheduled toexpire. Not the amendment to abolish the office of State Treasurer, or the amendment… Read more »
More aquifers were breached by Line 3 than previously thought
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Earlier this week, the Minnesota DNR reported that Canadian oil company Enbridge’s Line 3 oil pipeline has inflicted even more damage than Minnesotans realized on… Read more »
Minnesota is heavily reliant on fossil fuels. We don’t need to be.
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership As of this writing, the average price for a gallon of unleaded gas in the state of Minnesota is about $3.92. That’s not the highest… Read more »
Bipartisan bills would support clean crop development
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership On Wednesday, the Minnesota Senate Agriculture Committee heard testimony on two bills that would help build a growing agricultural revolution on Minnesota farmland by supporting… Read more »
MEP releases 2022 Briefing Book
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership MEP is proud to announce the publication of our 2022 Briefing Book, Blueprint for our Future. This book identifies the major environmental threats Minnesota faces, the work… Read more »
Bills would continue efforts to reduce PFAS exposure
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership On Thursday, February 24th, the Minnesota House Environment and Natural Resources Committee heard two promising bills that would help to limit the exposure of Minnesotans… Read more »
Federal plan would accelerate Great Lakes cleanups
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership This week, President Joe Biden and EPA Administrator Michael Regan announced a plan to use most of a $1 billion investment in the Great Lakes from the… Read more »
MPCA seeks broad community input
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, or MPCA, is currently soliciting community feedback on environmental concerns and agency practices in a survey that closes this Tuesday, February 15th…. Read more »
Legislature may finally get the lead out of Minnesota water and wildlife
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Lead poisoning is one of the oldest medical conditions known to humankind. It’s a virtually irreversible, permanent disease caused by exposure to lead through ingestion… Read more »