Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership The United States General Election is now less than ninety days away, and it’s shaping up to be an especially historic one for Minnesota. The… Read more »
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Opportunities, some risks for Minnesota as sustainable aviation hub
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Nearly one year ago, a coalition of major businesses in the finance, energy, and aviation sectors announced the creation of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) “hub” in… Read more »
EPA grants Minnesota $200 million for ag climate efforts
Last week, the US EPA announced that Minnesota will receive close to $200 million in federal dollars for a major climate action initiative, the Minnesota Climate-Smart Food Systems project.
PUC considers path for 100% carbon-free law
Passed last year as the first of the session’s many big steps forward for climate and environment, the 100% law left a number of blanks for the PUC to fill in. Among the most critical: how to define “carbon-free?”
Remembering Don Wyse, Green Revolution 2.0’s champion
Steve Morse, Minnesota Environmental Partnership It’s with a heavy heart that I write about the passing of University of Minnesota Agronomy Professor Don Wyse. Don died on July 2nd, after… Read more »
Minnesota’s floods have human fingerprints
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Right now, large areas of Minnesota – basements, roads, fields – are underwater. From the Minnesota Valley, to northern St. Louis County, to areas of… Read more »
Environmental advocates call for agency accountability
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Last week, MEP along with 15 other advocacy groups announced the launch of People Not Polluters, a campaign demanding that our state’s key regulatory agencies use… Read more »
E-bike evangelism evidently paying off
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership On Wednesday, Minnesota’s new e-bike rebate program hit a bump in the road. The massive number of Minnesotans trying to access the online portal to… Read more »
Big Ag latest industry to attack tribal water rights
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership The taking of Minnesota lands and waters from tribal nations by white settlers is often referred to as history in our state – regrettable, painful… Read more »
Environment wins in late-session sprint
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership The Minnesota Legislature had an unusually messy end to its 2024 session, working right up to the bill passing deadline of midnight on Sunday, May… Read more »