Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Over the past month, thousands of visitors have been canoeing, backpacking, and portaging their way through Minnesota’s signature wilderness, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness…. Read more »
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Minnesota solar power is looking bright
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership For much of our history as a state, coal was king when it came to generating Minnesota’s electricity, followed by nuclear power not far behind…. Read more »
Americans – and the planet – can’t afford fossil gas
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership On Tuesday, August 17, U.S. natural gas – also known as fossil gas – prices reached their highest level in 14 years. The reasons why are complex…. Read more »
Line 3 aquifer damage just keeps piling up
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 »
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 »