Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Right now, my neck of the woods on the East Side of Saint Paul is home to a 112-acre lot made up of ravines and hills of… Read more »
First MnCIFA loan goes to new net-zero community
Posts Categorized: Clean Energy
Legislature advances climate-friendly housing reforms
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Predicting the outcome of a Legislative session is never an exact science, but one result looks pretty likely this session: the Legislature will pass policy… Read more »
Minnesota Environmental Partnership Issues Statement on Governor’s Veto of Bill that Would Cripple the PUC
March 21, 2017 (St. Paul, Minn.) — Last night, Governor Dayton followed through on a promise made last month when used his veto pen on a bill that would have… Read more »
What happens now?
It feels like the world changed overnight this week. The results of election on Tuesday, up and down the ballot, will have long and far reaching effects for our environment…. Read more »
MEP and members urge consideration on key priorities and concerns at legislature
Minnesota Environmental Partnership and our member groups delivered the following letter to Omnibus Supplemental Appropriations Bill Conferees calling their attention to the priorities and concerns of the environmental and conservation community of Minnesota…. Read more »
Climate change is a daunting challenge, but Minnesota still has healthy choices
By Robert Moffitt, American Lung Association This post originally appeared in MinnPost We see evidence of climate disruption every day, right in our own backyard. The ragweed pollen season has… Read more »
Legislature misses the mark on environmental issues; advocates urge Governor to stand his ground
May 18, 2015, St. Paul, Minn – As the Minnesota Legislature prepares to adjourn later today, it’s clear that the outcomes of this Session will be marked by steps backward… Read more »
Sand, Land & Land Stewardship
By Johanna Rupprecht, Land Stewardship Project For longer than I can remember, my family has taken the same route from our farm in southeast Minnesota to visit my grandparents in… Read more »
Gov. Dayton: This is Farmland, Not Fracland
By Bob Christie NOTE: Land Stewardship Project members and staff met with Governor Mark Dayton about frac sand mining issues on Dec. 4 in Winona, Minn. The meeting began with… Read more »
Lawmakers Announce Bill Aimed to Build Up Minnesota’s Solar Capacity, Create Jobs
State Sen. Eaton, Rep. Morgan Joined by Labor, Business, and Environmental Leaders to Roll Out Solar Energy Jobs Act ST. PAUL, MN – State lawmakers rolled out an ambitious plan… Read more »