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Minnesota’s climate emissions are falling – now we need to tackle the rest
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Last week, the State of Minnesota released a greenhouse gas emissions report that, while not an unadulterated success story, is a breath of fresh air for climate action. The…
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Legislature hits the ground running
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership We’re now three weeks into the 2023 Minnesota Legislative Session, and MEP and our allies are pleased to report that bills that would make Minnesota a healthier,…
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An environmentalist’s guide to the new legislature
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership While the U.S. House of Representatives has had what might generously be called a rocky start, the new Minnesota Legislature has gotten rightto work. With new faces,…
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Line 3 penalties are a small step toward accountability
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Last week, Attorney General Keith Ellison and agency and tribal leaders announced $7 million in penalties against Enbridge, the builder of the Line 3 tar sands oil…
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Midterms will chart the course for our environment
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Four weeks from now, the nation will vote in the highly consequential 2022 general elections. MEP is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, meaning that we do not take…
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One Water: Where all water is valued
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Earlier this month, the MEP team had the opportunity to participate in the US Water Alliance’s One Water Summit in Milwaukee, where representatives from communities, utilities, and…
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Climate Action Framework shows promise
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership On September 16, Governor Tim Walz’s administration released Minnesota’s Climate Action Framework, an outline for for government agencies, companies, and communities to ensure our state does its part…
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Possible rail strike highlights trains’ climate action role
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership As of this writing, it looks like the nation’s trains will keep on running. After unions representing more than 100,000 railroad workers threatened to strike over pay,…
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The Inflation Reduction Act comes to Minnesota homes
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Minnesota is a cold state. And, almost as often, a hot state. Sometimes, we’re both in the same month, even the same week. Suffice to say that…
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Bill would permanently shore up Boundary Waters
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Over the past month, thousands of visitors have been canoeing, backpacking, and portaging their way through Minnesota’s signature wilderness, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Between setting…