Great Lakes
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Great Lakes groups ask presidential candidates to make greatest freshwater resource a priority
By Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership This week, the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition (in which MEP and other MEP member organizations participate) called on presidential candidates to respond its new Great Lakes…
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MEP and members urge Governor Dayton to vote NO on Waukesha diversion proposal
Minnesota Environmental Partnership and our member groups delivered the following letter to Governor Dayton urging him vote no on the Waukesha proposal to divert water from Great Lakes. Dear Governor Dayton, On behalf…
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Legacy Funds lead to tangible results on the North Shore’s Knife River
What would happen if we had all the money we needed for clean lakes, clean rivers, and vital habitat? In Minnesota, that’s not just wishful thinking, it’s a real strategic goal. The…
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Turning the corner on Great Lakes clean-up
The St. Louis River used to look bad. And smell bad. Dead fish were belly-up in the water, and industrial foam covered shorelines. The river looks a lot better these days, but…
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Is your swimming hole safe? Better check.
As Minnesotans, we have 10,000 lakes. And we have hot summers. That combination gives us the right as Minnesotans to be able to jump into a lake to cool off. Here in…
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Clean your boats: Minnesotans get it, why doesn’t the EPA?
“Pick It or Ticket.” That’s a tortured line of poetry, but it sums up the message the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is sending to Minnesota boaters. When you trailer your boat…
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Minnesotans in DC: Observations of a political newbie
Last week I travelled with twelve other Minnesotans to Washington, DC with the Healing Our Waters Coalition. We were lobbying for three main issues: Continued funding for the Great Lakes Initiative, support…
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You’re invited! Join us at our Legislative & Policy Forum Wednesday evening
You're invited! Join us on Wednesday, Feb. 8, to network with state policy makers and volunteers and staff of MEP's member organizations, discuss our legislative priorities, and hear from our state legislative and agency leaders about their views on current environmental issues.
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Mixed blessings from super ships
On my walk to work, I cross Duluth’s iconic Aerial Lift Bridge. During the shipping season, my commute can be seriously disrupted by traffic…shipping traffic that is. The span of the bridge…
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Betty McCollum: Washington Update on TRAIN Act
From Congresswoman Betty McCollum On September 23, House Republicans passed a destructive bill called the TRAIN Act (H.R. 2401). This legislation institutes needless bureaucratic delays and stall tactics to permanently weaken EPA’s…