Professor Don Wyse demonstrates the environmental challenge of uncovered cropland in the Midwest. University of MN, MEP, and others share story of crops that help keep water clean Over 40 people from around the country went on a field tour of the University of Minnesota’s innovative cover and perennial crops as part of the US Water… Read more »
Posts By: Matt Doll
University of MN, MEP, and others share story of crops that help keep water clean
By Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Over 40 people from around the country went on a field tour of the University of Minnesota’s innovative cover and perennial crops as part of the US Water Alliance’s annual One Water Summit held in Minneapolis last week. Researchers, regulators, policymakers, and other water experts saw firsthand the fruits… Read more »
Insider: July 7, 2018
EPA seeks public guidance on next phase of Great Lakes restoration While the biggest recent news from the Environmental Protection Agency concerns a major change in its controversial leadership in Washington, the EPA’s activities closer to Minnesota will also bear critical effects on our state. The EPA is developing an action plan for its work… Read more »
EPA seeks public guidance on next phase of Great Lakes restoration
By Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership While the biggest recent news from the Environmental Protection Agency concerns a major change in its controversial leadership in Washington, the EPA’s activities closer to Minnesota will also bear critical effects on our state. The EPA is developing an action plan for its work on the Great Lakes Restoration… Read more »
Insider: June 30, 2018
PUC approves Line 3 certificate of need and Enbridge’s preferred route through pristine waters On Thursday, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously to grant a certificate of need to the proposed Enbridge Line 3 replacement oil pipeline, which would deliver Canadian tar sands oil across Minnesota to Superior, Wisconsin. The Commission also chose, on… Read more »
PUC approves Line 3 certificate of need and Enbridge’s preferred route through pristine waters
By Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership On Thursday, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously to grant a certificate of need to the proposed Enbridge Line 3 replacement oil pipeline, which would deliver Canadian tar sands oil across Minnesota to Superior, Wisconsin. The Commission also chose, on a 3-2 vote, to grant Enbridge its preferred… Read more »
Insider: June 23
Minnesota businesses take feds to court to protect Boundary Waters from sulfide mining On Thursday, a group of Minnesota businesses and MEP member group Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of the Interior over its reinstatement of expired mineral leases for Twin Metals. Twin Metals is proposing to use these… Read more »
Insider: June 16, 2018
Line 3 and PolyMet: Two pivotal moments for Minnesota waters This month is shaping up to be a big one for the health of Minnesota’s water, land, and communities. Last week, the staff of the Public Utilities Commission released nonbinding recommendation that the proposed Enbridge Line 3 oil pipeline be approved, and that its new… Read more »
Insider: June 9, 2018
Legislators attempt to block Groundwater Protection, but Dayton administration vows to move forward This week, leaders in the Minnesota House and Senate formally filed their resolutions to delay Minnesota’s draft Groundwater Protection Rule after having voted to do so near the end of the 2018 Legislative Session. This unprecedented measure, if upheld by Minnesota’s court system,… Read more »
Minnesota businesses take feds to court to protect Boundary Waters from sulfide mining
By Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership On Thursday, a group of Minnesota businesses and MEP member group Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of the Interior over its reinstatement of expired mineral leases for Twin Metals. Twin Metals is proposing to use these mineral rights to open and operate a… Read more »