Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership On Thursday, August 4, the independent citizen science group Waadookawaad Amikwag – also known as Those Who Help Beaver – released evidence that Enbridge’s construction of its… Read more »
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Federal climate deal poised to make history
At a time when states and countries – including Minnesota – are struggling to cut greenhouse gas emissions at the scale needed to stave off climate catastrophe, the announcement that… Read more »
Saint Paul full steam ahead on lead line removal
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Most Minnesotans in the Twin Cities don’t have to worry too much about what’s flowing through the pipes in their home. The area’s utilities filter… Read more »
Minnesota weather is getting weirder
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Most people in Minnesota have heard the famous phrase about our weather patterns. “We have two seasons, winter and road construction.” It’s not literally true,… Read more »
Court defies precedent, deals blow to EPA climate effort
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership This week the deeply divided U.S. Supreme Court announced a decision in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency that dealt a major blow to the… Read more »
Forest Service report supports BWCA protection
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Last fall, the Biden Administration resumed the effort toward a 20-year withdrawal of federal permits for sulfide mining on federal lands surrounding the Boundary Waters… Read more »
In east Saint Paul, a carbon-free community is in the works
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership In a departure from our usual MEP voice, this column has been written from the author’s personal perspective. I’ll forgive you if you’re not familiar with… Read more »
Defense Production move a win for climate and energy bills
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Last week, President Joe Biden announced that his administration would use its trade authority and employ the Cold War-era Defense Production Act to address one… Read more »
Special session may follow after Legislative fizzle
Minnesota’s 2022 Legislative Session reached its constitutional deadline after a frantic but ultimately unfruitful week of activity at the Capitol. From MEP’s perspective, more progress was left on the table than passed despite a record-high budget surplus, but a few bright spots on MEP priorities did make it through the gridlock.
Minnesota has every reason to reforest and re-prairie
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership On Monday, the City of Minneapolis and the city’s Parks and Recreation Board unveiled a $1 million plan to plant 200,000 trees throughout the city…. Read more »