View or download a PDF version of this wrap-up The 2025 Minnesota Legislative Session was a challenging one for our community to navigate. A Legislature with razor-thin margins, a… Read more »
Posts By: Matt Doll
MEP Mourns the Assassination of Speaker Emerita Hortman
The Minnesota Environmental Partnership is appalled by the assassination of Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, and by the shooting of Senator John Hoffman and his… Read more »
As smoke darkens Minnesota, lawmakers should work for clearer skies

Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership As May ends, all of Minnesota is now getting a taste of what the Arrowhead region has already experienced this season: a reddened sun and… Read more »
As Legislative leaders huddle, are they keeping environment in mind?
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Last week, Pew Research published coverage of a large-scale national survey asking U.S. adults whether stricter environmental laws and regulations “are worth the cost” or “cost too… Read more »
Clean transportation at risk near session end
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership The Minnesota Legislature has made it clear that they’re planning to cut spending from numerous areas of government spending. That includes troubling potential cuts to… Read more »
MEP and allies call out poison pills in energy bill
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership On Thursday, MEP, members of the CLEAR Energy Coalition, and groups including environmentalists and solar supporters held a press conference on SF 2393, the Minnesota Senate Energy… Read more »
Legislature considers mining pollution rollbacks
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership A few weeks ago, mining giant Cleveland-Cliffs sent shockwaves through northern Minnesota with their plan to temporarily lay off around 600 employees at their facilities in Hibbing… Read more »
Local business, community leader, & NPCA join MEP delegation to D.C. for Great Lakes Day

Cristin Curwick, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Since January 20th, I had been dreading MEP’s trip to D.C. for Great Lakes Day with the Healing Our Waters Coalition. The new Trump administration… Read more »
Legislature has chance to bolster wild rice protections

Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Right now, the still-frigid waters of northern Minnesota are dotted with sleeping seeds, waiting for warmer temperatures to spring into growth. These wild rice plants… Read more »
MN House takes aim at new Community Grants program

Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Last November, Minnesotans were closely divided on most state and federal elections, but we found one significant area of common ground, with over 77% of… Read more »