Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has come through for environmental protection in Northern Minnesota on two key issues in recent months, an encouraging sign… Read more »
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MEP goes to DC for Lake Superior
Cristin Curwick, Minnesota Environmental Partnership The morning air was cold and damp on Thursday morning as we walked up the steps to the Longworth House Office Building in D.C.. We… Read more »
What’s next for Minnesota’s green trust fund
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Minnesota has had our share of close elections, and 2024 reinforced that history: the Presidential race was decided by a few percentage points, the Minnesota… Read more »
Minnesota remains a pro-environment state
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Environmental advocates across Minnesota and the nation have spent the past week grappling with the results of a divisive and contentious election, marked by widespread national… Read more »
DNR sides with residents against resort expansion
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Earlier this month, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) filed suit against Lake County’s planning commission to halt a resort expansion that could have… Read more »
EPA rule accelerates lead-free water efforts
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new federal rule that will require the vast majority of water service lines made with… Read more »
New shipping rules inadequate for Great Lakes protection
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Earlier this month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new rules governing how ocean-going and newly built lake-going ships manage their ballast water –… Read more »
Minnesota poised to lead effort for greener housing
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership This week, my usually sleepy community on Saint Paul’s East Side welcomed CEOs, elected officials, and celebrities. They, along with hundreds of other volunteers, gathered… Read more »
2024 is an environment election
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership On Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump took part in their first (and likely only) debate of their closely-contested election race…. Read more »
We need a better way forward on traffic
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Last month, I had the misfortune to be the victim of a serious car collision, and the good fortune to survive with minor injuries. I… Read more »