Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership This week, MEP is proud to announce our 2021 Collaborative Priorities. These priorities will shape our work at the Legislature, as well as our messaging and… Read more »
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Minnesota lawmakers renew push for clean energy
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership This week, Governor Walz and DFL legislators unveiled a proposal to make sure Minnesota reaches 100% carbon-free electricity by the year 2040. If passed, it… Read more »
Newly introduced bills would protect Minnesota from sulfide mining
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership This week, lawmakers introduced bills in the Minnesota Legislature and in Congress that represent perhaps the most aggressive effort yet to create new protections for… Read more »
What’s ahead in Legislation in 2021: Four Questions
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership This week, all 201 Minnesota Legislators were sworn into their seats, commencing the start of the 91st Minnesota Legislature’s first session. As they were for… Read more »
Studies demonstrate that letting water pollution get worse has enormous cost
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Over the past several weeks, two reports on water quality highlighted the fact that water pollution is an extremely expensive problem, one that government agencies… Read more »
MEP’s work shines light on lead in Duluth drinking water
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership For months, MEP has been working to help shine a spotlight and help families in Duluth through one of the most potent household health threats… Read more »
Advisory council’s resignation shines light on environmental injustice in Minnesota
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Earlier this week, twelve of the seventeen members of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) Environmental Justice Advisory Group (EJAG) announced their resignation from the group, citing… Read more »
We need to retire fossil fuel infrastructure, not renew it
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership On Thursday, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) made the irresponsible – but ultimately unsurprising – decision to approve crucial water permits for Enbridge’s Line… Read more »
MPCA to make Line 3 decision, with climate and state’s waters on the line
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Next week, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is expected to decide whether to approve critical water permits for the Enbridge Line 3 replacement oil… Read more »
MN Climate Caucus proposes bold solutions
Presidential candidates’ climate views have little in common Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership On Tuesday evening, the Minnesota House Climate Action Caucus released its Climate Action Plan, which will help guide… Read more »