Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership At times, it has seemed like Minnesota would soon see copper-nickel sulfide mining projects breaking ground near our most vulnerable waters, destroying climate-critical wetlands and… Read more »
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Legislative plans would be a big boost for Minnesota climate action
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Earlier this week, the Minnesota House Climate Action Caucus unveiled its 2022 Minnesota Climate Action Plan. This plan consists of a series of proposals that would… Read more »
Caucusing is two weeks way – here’s what you need to know
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Minnesotans are well known for doing some things a little differently from much of the rest of the nation; among them are the hot dish… Read more »
Sulfide mining debate continues, despite lack of need
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership It feels like it’s been forever that international corporations have planned sulfide mines for northeast Minnesota. Maybe it’s taking long enough that it will become… Read more »
Our 2022 priorities focus on climate, environmental justice
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership In late November, the MEP team including members, staff, and our Board of Directors finalized our coalition’s 2022 Collaborative Priorities. This document will help set MEP’s… Read more »
MEP works to dispel myth of ethanol as a climate solution
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership On Monday, December 6, MEP and 20 allied organizations called on the Minnesota House of Representatives to fix a problem that is deeply entrenched in… Read more »
DNR comment period on mining near BWCA ends December 8th
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Five days left to make a difference for the BWCA: The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is currently accepting public comments on regulations that will play a… Read more »
Infrastructure bill delivers on key environmental priorities
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership On Monday, President Joe Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, bipartisan (IIJA) legislation that will invest more than $1.2 trillion in the engineered… Read more »
List of impaired waters keeps growing in Minnesota
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Earlier this week, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency added more than 300 stretches of water to Minnesota’s impaired waters list. Each lake, stream, or river included… Read more »
Winter camelina shows promise to restore farmland, fight climate change
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Earlier this fall, a number of farmers in Minnesota and other Upper Midwest states began introducing a new seed to their fields on 1000 acres… Read more »