Environmental Insider

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 Permit to…

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 snowstorms. While…

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 –…

Reality Check on Proposed Line 3 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 September,…

Minnesota Faces the Climate Change Challenge This week, delegates from 195 countries are meeting for the COP23 conference in Bonn, Germany to work on solutions to climate change and further advance the Paris Climate…

photo credit: USDA Buffers Help Boost Minnesota Water Health Wednesday, November 1 marked the deadline for Minnesota farmers to comply with the buffer law, which mandates that farms keep a 50-foot strip…

    Insect Decline Demands Action Last week, a multinational team of European scientists released the disturbing results of a study of insect populations tested throughout Germany. Their data confirmed a major environmental concern,…

    Sulfate Standard Change Would Weaken Wild Rice Protection This month, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is holding hearings on its proposed  changes to the state’s Wild Rice Sulfate Standard, which regulates…

    photo credit: MPCA EPA Repeals Clean Power Plan, but Minnesota Moves Forward This week, the Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency announced the beginning of the repeal process for the Clean…

  photo credit: NASA Mining Waste and a Big Dam Problem Last month, the Department of Natural Resources released draft dam permitting for PolyMet’s proposed sulfide mine in Northern Minnesota, and opened up a…