Posts By: Matt Doll

The Honorable Mark Dayton Governor of Minnesota The Honorable Tina Smith Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota 130 State Capitol 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55155 May 3, 2017 Dear Governor Dayton and Lt. Governor Smith: On behalf of the undersigned organizations and their hundreds of thousands of Minnesota members, we… Read more »

May 3, 2017 Dear Governor Mark Dayton, Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk Capital Investment Committee Chair David Senjem Capital Investment Committee Minority Lead Sandy Pappas Speaker of the House Kurt Daudt House Minority Leader Melissa Hortman Capital Investment Committee Chair Dean Urdahl Capital Investment Committee Minority Lead Alice Hausman High… Read more »

To:  HF707 Omnibus Legacy Bill Conference Committee Members April 28, 2017 Dear Omnibus Legacy Bill Conferees: On behalf of the undersigned organizations and their hundreds of thousands of Minnesota members, we would like to highlight three provisions in the Omnibus Legacy Finance Bill (HF707) that are of great concern and interest for the environment and… Read more »

April 26, 2017 The Honorable Jeremy R. Miller Deputy Majority Leader Co-Chair, Omnibus Jobs and Energy Conference Committee Minnesota Senate 3107 Minnesota Senate Building 95 University Avenue West St. Paul, MN 55155 The Honorable Pat Garofalo Co-Chair, Omnibus Jobs and Energy Conference Committee Minnesota House of Representatives 485 State Office Building 100 Rev. Dr. Martin… Read more »

April 25, 2017 Dear Agriculture and Housing Appropriations Omnibus Bill Conferees: On behalf of the undersigned organizations and their hundreds of thousands of Minnesota members, we would like to highlight a number of provisions in the Omnibus Agriculture and Housing Appropriations Bill (SF780) that are of great concern and interest for the environment and conservation… Read more »

To: HF 888 Environment and Natural Resources Omnibus Bill Conference Committee Members Representative and Committee Chair Fabian Representative Heintzeman Representative Swedzinski Representative Uglem Representative Ecklund Senator and Committee Chair Ingebrigtsen Senator Ruud Senator Westrom Senator Mathews Senator Tomassoni April 26, 2017 Dear Environment and Natural Resources Conferees: On behalf of the undersigned organizations and their… Read more »

Dear Senators: We are writing to alert you of alarming changes to the omnibus agriculture policy bill, SF 1674, and the omnibus agricultural finance bill, SF 780. We urge you to support amendments to fix major flaws included in the versions of the bills that passed out of committee. In their current form, the bills… Read more »

We are organizations, groups and individuals working to develop solutions to a growing tide of waste, with a particular concern about plastic pollution. We have worked very hard to help educate ourselves and our communities about the benefits of placing a fee on disposable bags and limiting the use of plastic bags. Last year we… Read more »

Dear Minnesota Representatives, Senators, and Governor Dayton: HF 1265, the appropriations bill for the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, deletes the LCCMR’s recommendation to fund $4,500,000 for Scientific and Natural Area “Acquisition, Restoration and Citizen Science Engagement.” Minnesota’s 160+ Scientific and Natural Areas (SNAs) are among Minnesota’s most precious natural resources.  They contain rare… Read more »

April 3, 2017 United States Congress Washington, DC 20510 Re: The Boundary Waters Dear Members of Minnesota Delegation to the U.S. Congress, We write today to urge you to support the two-year pause and study process commenced by the U.S. Departments of Interior and Agriculture in January 2017 for the watershed of the Boundary Waters… Read more »