April 24, 2015, St. Paul, Minn – This afternoon, as the House was set to take up the Omnibus Environment and Natural Resources Budget Bill, H.F. 846, a group of… Read more »
Monthly Archives:: April 2015
Earth Day: Reflecting on our community
Written by Lindsey Wilson, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Ever since the first Earth Day, clean air, clean water, and healthy ecosystems have been recognized as integral to the American way of… Read more »
Buffer Initiative: It Will Help Protect Water & is Flexible Enough to Meet Farmer Needs
By George Boody Governor Mark Dayton announced in January his proposal to require an additional 125,000 acres of perennial vegetation along lakes, rivers and streams. There is a long history… Read more »
House Omnibus Bill Undercuts Minnesotans Love of Clean Water
(April 15, 2015, St. Paul, Minn) – Today, the House Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee is hearing public testimony on the Environment and Natural Resources Omnibus Finance… Read more »
MONDAY: Minnesota Environmental Partnership Announcing Sulfide Mining Poll on Press Call
(April 10, 2015, St. Paul, Minn.) — During a call press call the afternoon of Monday, April 13, 2015, the Minnesota Environmental Partnership (MEP) will present the findings of a… Read more »
Helping Monarchs & Honey Bees at Scale
Written by Michael Noble, executive director of MEP member group Fresh Energy We worked for years to ensure Minnesota leads the way in the transition to a clean energy economy…. Read more »
St. Louis River called one of America’s Most Endangered
St. Paul, Minn – Today American Rivers, a national organization focused on protecting U.S. rivers and restoring damaged rivers, named the St. Louis River in Northeastern Minnesota as among America’s… Read more »
Deal Forged on Bioeconomy Legislation
MINNEAPOLIS (April 2, 2015) – Biobased industry, agriculture, and environmental interests reached agreement this week on legislation that would create production-based incentives for renewable chemicals, advanced biofuels and biomass thermal… Read more »