Farming is a Minnesota legacy. Clean water is a legacy Governor Mark Dayton hopes to leave behind. These two things don’t need to be at odds, and legislation to support… Read more »
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Statement for the Senate Environment and Energy Policy Committee: Reinstatement of MPCA Citizens’ Board
On March 10, 2016, League of Women Voters member Kathleen Doran-Norton delivered the below prepared testimony regarding the reinstatement of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Citizens’ Board. In her testimony, she emphasizes the importance… Read more »
Should Governor Dayton give away Duluth’s greatest competitive advantage?
As a 25-year resident of Duluth, I’ve grown pretty attached to this region and its unique blend of natural and cultural resources. I’ve accepted the trade-off of fewer professional opportunities… Read more »
Real Analysis of PolyMet Sulfide Mine Project Starts Today – Speak Up to Oppose Permits
What did you expect? This week, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) said their own PolyMet Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was “adequate.” If asked to grade their own… Read more »
PolyMet Mine will be disastrous for Minnesota’s Arrowhead Region
On February 27, 2016, Governor Dayton hosted a Water Summit, at which he urged us to establish an ethic of clean water practices. “This should be our ethic and every… Read more »
Dear Governor Dayton: Protect the Great Lakes
MEP’s Northeast Coordinator, Andrew Slade, writes the following fictitious letter to Governor Dayton explaining why he should reject Waukesha’s bid to withdraw water from Lake Michigan. Under the Great Lakes… Read more »
Caucus for the Environment in 2016 – Here’s How
Minnesota’s DFL and Republican parties have set March 1 as the date for their 2016 precinct caucuses. March 1 is “Super Tuesday,” the day when several other states hold their… Read more »
Surprise buffer law rollbacks a major disappointment
Originally published by Friends of The Mississippi River Bowing to pressure from agribusiness groups and Republican lawmakers, Gov. Mark Dayton made statewide news with a surprise announcement in late-January: a major portion of the 2015 buffer… Read more »
U.S. Bank: Fund Solutions, Not Pollution
U.S. Bank likes to think of itself as an ethical bank that takes climate change seriously, yet they continue to provide billions of dollars in financing to the coal and… Read more »
Minnesota’s Own Water Crisis
The water crisis in Flint, Michigan has many across the state worried that a similar situation could impact Minnesota. Like many states across the country, Minnesota has an aging water infrastructure system,… Read more »