Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Last Wednesday, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Commissioner Laura Bishop was pushed out of office after Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka informed her that the Senate… Read more »
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The costs of hosting Enbridge pipelines pile up in Minnesota
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership The Minnesota Legislature passed a number of investments in the state’s natural environment this year. Apart from passing the overdue Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund… Read more »
Special session concludes with compromises, some key wins for Minnesota’s environment
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership As the Minnesota Legislature began its first special session 2021 last week, the DFL-controlled house and GOP-controlled Senate faced a deadline of June 30tht to… Read more »
Treaty People Gathering draws thousands to stand against Line 3
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Last weekend, northern Minnesota was the site where the Treaty People Gathering, an activist mobilization against the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline, began. More than two… Read more »
New guidance on fish consumption points to contaminated ecosystems
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Last week, the Minnesota Department of Health released new guidance on fish consumption in Minnesota that indicate an emerging harm present in our ecosystem. It’s a sign… Read more »
Could victories against Big Oil hasten fossil fuels’ end?
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership This week, major legal and political changes rocked the global oil industry and indicated that ambitious climate action is gaining momentum. But while we’re thinking… Read more »
Once again, Legislative session ends with a comma, not a period
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership The 2021 Minnesota Legislative Session ended on Monday, May 17 with little fanfare. While the House, Senate, and Governor agreed on overall budget targets, they… Read more »
Pipeline shutdown, oil industry lobbying highlight need for transition
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership This week, the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline due to a cyberattack led to surges in fuel prices across the eastern U.S. before it was… Read more »
Senate holds environment budget hostage over Clean Cars, proposes rollbacks
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership On Tuesday, May 4, through the Chair of the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Finance Committee, the Minnesota Senate issued an ultimatum on the state’s… Read more »
A victory for clean water: PolyMet permit goes back to DNR
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership On Wednesday, April 28, the Minnesota Supreme Court issued a decision on the PolyMet copper-nickel sulfide mine proposal that puts another wrench into the works… Read more »