The Minnesota Environmental Partnership is proud to feature the following post as part of our Student Voices Series. This is part of a continuing collaboration with Macalester College’s Geography Department and its students. The following column was contributed by Sarah Wescott and represents her views. One point six million people, or almost one third of Minnesota’s population,… Read more »
RE: Please oppose HF2887 that blocks adoption of Groundwater Protection Rules not approved by the Legislature April 16, 2018 Dear Representative: We, the undersigned organizations and the citizens we represent, respectfully ask you to oppose HF 2887 that would impede the Department of Agriculture’s Groundwater Protection Rule. Clean, safe drinking water should be accessible… Read more »
By Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership This week, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) unveiled its spending plan for the $47 million Minnesota will receive from the Volkswagen emissions scandal settlement, and it promises to make major positive strides in Minnesota’s clean transportation infrastructure. The money will be distributed throughout the state to help reduce… Read more »
Source: Tony Webster/Creative Commons The Minnesota Environmental Partnership is proud to feature the following post as part of our Student Voices Series. This is part of a continuing collaboration with Macalester College’s Geography Department and its students. The following column was contributed by Katie Lund and represents her views. As countries around the world commit… Read more »
photo credit: Kendahl Schlueter, Winona Daily News The Minnesota Environmental Partnership is proud to feature the following post as part of our Student Voices Series. This is part of a continuing collaboration with Macalester College’s Geography Department and its students. The following column was contributed by Kaitlyn Lindaman and represents her views. Fracking took hold of… Read more »
By Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership In last week’s Environmental Insider, we reported on several bills moving through the Minnesota legislature that would have dangerous consequences for our ability to protect the vital waters of our state. A bill to prevent the Minnesota Department of Agriculture from adopting policies that would protect community drinking water and well owners… Read more »
The Honorable Pat Garofalo Chair of the House Job Growth & Energy Affordability Committee State Office Building, Room 485 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55115 The Honorable Dan Fabian State Office Building, Room 365 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55115 April 4,… Read more »
RE: Please Vote NO on HF 3759 – Terminating PUC process and granting immediate Approval to Construct Canadian Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline To: Chairperson Garafalo Members of the House Job Growth & Energy Affordability and Finance Committee March 27, 2018 Dear Representative, We, the undersigned, wish to express a deep concern about HF 3759, a… Read more »
By Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership This week, we learned that Enbridge, the Canadian company pursuing a pipeline across our precious lands and waters, spent $5.34 million on lobbying in Minnesota in 2017. Enbridge’s lobbying costs were greater than any other lobbying interest’s one-year spending in the last decade. $5.08 million of the total went… Read more »
RE: Please Vote NO on Wild Rice Waters and Nullifying of Water Quality Standards To: Chairperson Carrie Ruud and Members of the Senate Environment & Natural Resources Policy & Legacy Finance Committee March 19, 2018 Dear Senator: We, the undersigned organizations and the citizens we represent, respectfully ask you to vote NO on SF 2983… Read more »