MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release Friday, January 5, 2018 Contact: Steve Morse, 651.789.0653 Sara Wolff, 651.491.1229 PolyMet Permit to Mine Released; Environmental Community Maintains Opposition January 5, 2018 (Saint… Read more »
Posts By: Matt Doll
DNR Releases Draft Permit to Mine for PolyMet
photo credit: NASA On January 5, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources marked a major development in the PolyMet debate by releasing a draft Permit to Mine for the sulfide mining project. The… Read more »
Insider: January 5, 2018
photo credit: NASA DNR Releases Draft Permit to Mine for PolyMet This morning, January 5, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources marked a major development in the PolyMet debate by releasing a draft… Read more »
PUC Finds Line 3 Environmental Study Lacking
By Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership. Last week, the Public Utilities Commission declared that the environmental impact statement (EIS) for Enbridge’s proposed Line 3 oil pipeline was inadequate, and that the Department… Read more »
Minnesota Winters Aren’t What They Used to Be
By Jeni Gregory, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Minnesotans love to talk about weather. In recent years, winter brings a flurry of conversations about the shortage of frigid days and good old-fashioned… Read more »
Insider: December 8, 2017
Minnesota Winters Aren’t What They Used to Be Minnesotans love to talk about weather. In recent years, winter brings a flurry of conversations about the shortage of frigid days and good old-fashioned… Read more »
Two Bad Mining Bills Pass in House, but Fight Isn’t Over
This week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of two hazardous bills – H.R. 3115 and H.R. 3905 – that would provide major boosts to copper sulfide mining… Read more »
Insider: December 1, 2017
Two Bad Mining Bills Pass in House, but Fight Isn’t Over This week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of two hazardous bills – H.R. 3115 and H.R…. Read more »
MEP Has a Lot to be Thankful For
We know it’s felt like a tough year for our great outdoors, with many challenges to clean water, our greening economy, and public health in our state. But when we… Read more »
Reality Check on Proposed Line 3
By Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Next Wednesday, November 22 will mark the conclusion of the Public Utilities Commission’s public comment period on the proposed Enbridge Line 3 pipeline. Since late… Read more »