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 »
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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 »
Defense Production move a win for climate and energy bills
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Last week, President Joe Biden announced that his administration would use its trade authority and employ the Cold War-era Defense Production Act to address one… Read more »
Special session may follow after Legislative fizzle
Minnesota’s 2022 Legislative Session reached its constitutional deadline after a frantic but ultimately unfruitful week of activity at the Capitol. From MEP’s perspective, more progress was left on the table than passed despite a record-high budget surplus, but a few bright spots on MEP priorities did make it through the gridlock.
Minnesota has every reason to reforest and re-prairie
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership On Monday, the City of Minneapolis and the city’s Parks and Recreation Board unveiled a $1 million plan to plant 200,000 trees throughout the city…. Read more »
Where things stand at the Capitol in session’s final days
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Much like the arrival of warm weather here in Minnesota, the final week of the 2022 Legislative Session has snuck up on many of us…. Read more »
Fond du Lac Band, backed by EPA, may protect its waters with halt to PolyMet wetland permit
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Last week, the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa achieved a major and unprecedented win in their effort to protect their lands and… Read more »