Bonding: For herring, not for hugging

Posted March 21st, 2012 by & filed under Loon Commons blog, Parks and Trails, State Budget.

This session of the Minnesota Legislature is supposed to be about bonding. By bonding, I don’t mean the “Hug a Ranger” campaign to raise awareness of the importance of the Iron Range. Bonding in this session means the Bonding Bill, a collection of perhaps up to one billion dollars in capital projects that have been… Read more »

Take the Living Green Expo Earth Day Challenge

Posted April 18th, 2011 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under Civic Engagement, Energy, Food and Sustainable Agriculture, Health, Living Green Expo, Parks and Trails, Recycling, Transit and Transportation, Water.

This Earth Day (April 22), the Living Green Expo is challenging each Minnesotan to take a personal pledge to make at least one change that will positively impact the earth. “As the world around us is turning green with spring, it’s an ideal time for Minnesotans to think about ways to live a little greener,”… Read more »

Hear Steve Morse discuss the MN Legislature’s assault on water with AM950’s Nancy Nelson

Posted April 6th, 2011 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under Civic Engagement, Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment, Funding for the Environment, Legislature, Parks and Trails, State Budget.

April 6, 2011 Yesterday, Steve Morse joined radio host Nancy Nelson on AM950 to discuss what’s been happening at the Legislature related to the environment. They covered lots of topics, including wild rice, the Legacy Amendment, cuts to parks, and other programs seriously affected by the House and Senate’s recent passage of their Omnibus Environmental… Read more »

What will budget cuts mean for Minnesota’s parks and water?

Posted March 31st, 2011 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment, Funding for the Environment, Legislature, Parks and Trails, State Budget, Uncategorized, Water.

Last night, Steve Morse was interviewed on Fox 9 News about the Minnesota Legislature’s cuts to environmental funding. Here’s the story:

Thanks for showing your love to the EPA

Posted February 16th, 2011 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under Civic Engagement, Energy, Federal Budget, Funding for the Environment, Great Lakes, Health, Land Conservation, Parks and Trails, Water.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the We Heart EPA campaign! We are happy to report that the effort resulted in some great actions:

Minnesota Budget Project to hold briefing on Governor’s Budget

Posted February 4th, 2011 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under Civic Engagement, Energy, Funding for the Environment, Great Lakes, Legislature, Parks and Trails, State Budget, Transit and Transportation, Water.

Governor Dayton will release his budget plan on Feb. 15. Come get a look at the details Feb. 18, at 1 p.m., from Abigail Read, Executive Budget Coordinator at Minnesota Management & Budget.

BUDGET BITES: First budget-cutting bill headed to House and Senate floors

Posted January 27th, 2011 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under Funding for the Environment, Legislature, Parks and Trails, State Budget.

[Editor’s note: In an effort to help inform our members about state budget issues, Minnesota Environmental Partnership is working with the Minnesota Budget Project to cross-post updates about the budget.] By Christina Wessel, Minnesota Budget Project The Legislature is moving quickly to pass a “phase one” budget bill that would cut higher education, funding to… Read more »

Commentary by Steve Morse: Minnesotans back mining — if it’s safe (Star Tribune)

Posted December 27th, 2010 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under Parks and Trails, Sulfide mining, Water.

There’s solid support for strong oversight on projects like PolyMet’s. By Steve Morse Published Dec. 27, 2010 Star Tribune Minnesota has a great opportunity to produce a unique legacy of job creation combined with public health protection as it examines a new kind of mining — nonferrous sulfide mining — that has been proposed for… Read more »

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