By Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership This week, the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition (in which MEP and other MEP member organizations participate) called on presidential candidates to respond its… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Great Lakes
MEP and members urge Governor Dayton to vote NO on Waukesha diversion proposal
Minnesota Environmental Partnership and our member groups delivered the following letter to Governor Dayton urging him vote no on the Waukesha proposal to divert water from Great Lakes. Dear Governor Dayton,… Read more »
Legacy Funds lead to tangible results on the North Shore’s Knife River
What would happen if we had all the money we needed for clean lakes, clean rivers, and vital habitat? In Minnesota, that’s not just wishful thinking, it’s a real strategic… Read more »
Turning the corner on Great Lakes clean-up
The St. Louis River used to look bad. And smell bad. Dead fish were belly-up in the water, and industrial foam covered shorelines. The river looks a lot better these… Read more »
Is your swimming hole safe? Better check.
As Minnesotans, we have 10,000 lakes. And we have hot summers. That combination gives us the right as Minnesotans to be able to jump into a lake to cool off…. Read more »
Clean your boats: Minnesotans get it, why doesn’t the EPA?
“Pick It or Ticket.” That’s a tortured line of poetry, but it sums up the message the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is sending to Minnesota boaters. When you trailer… Read more »
Minnesotans in DC: Observations of a political newbie
Last week I travelled with twelve other Minnesotans to Washington, DC with the Healing Our Waters Coalition. We were lobbying for three main issues: Continued funding for the Great Lakes… Read more »
You’re invited! Join us at our Legislative & Policy Forum Wednesday evening
You’re invited! Join us on Wednesday, Feb. 8, to network with state policy makers and volunteers and staff of MEP’s member organizations, discuss our legislative priorities, and hear from our state legislative and agency leaders about their views on current environmental issues.
Mixed blessings from super ships
On my walk to work, I cross Duluth’s iconic Aerial Lift Bridge. During the shipping season, my commute can be seriously disrupted by traffic…shipping traffic that is. The span of… Read more »
Betty McCollum: Washington Update on TRAIN Act
From Congresswoman Betty McCollum On September 23, House Republicans passed a destructive bill called the TRAIN Act (H.R. 2401). This legislation institutes needless bureaucratic delays and stall tactics to permanently… Read more »