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Interior Department moves to gut Endangered Species Act
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership The Trump Administration’s Interior Department unleashed a new wave of chaos in the biodiversity crisis last month when it significantly rolled back protections for wildlife and habitat…
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MPCA dairy decision threatens clean water
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Minnesota agricultural giant Riverview is planning to build the largest dairy feedlot in the state at its existing facility on the outskirts of Morris. If constructed, it…
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Thomson Reservoir cleanup another Great Lakes milestone
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Government and tribal officials and local advocates recently celebrated a significant milestone in the restoration of the St. Louis River, the largest waterway to flow into Lake Superior. The…
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Session ends with little change, a few bright spots
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Minnesotans have learned not to expect much these days from a closely divided State Legislature. Bipartisanship has all but disappeared on some issues, and a crucial election…
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MEP, allied groups sue EPA over climate rollback
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership In February, Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency announced a final rule repealing two key regulatory pillars of climate policy: the 2009 finding that greenhouse gas pollution endangers…
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Congressional vote against BWCA sparks renewed backlash
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Earlier this month, the U.S. Senate voted to pass Minnesota Congressman Pete Stauber’s resolution to overturn a 20-year ban on new mining projects in the Boundary Waters…
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The data center dilemma
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Most of our readers will know at this point that in order to prevent the worst impacts of climate change and mitigate its harms to people and…
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Senate hearing shines spotlight on polluter capture
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership On Tuesday, April 7, the Minnesota Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy Committee held a well-attended and historic oversight hearing on an issue of critical importance to Minnesota’s…
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Battery bill in solid shape mid-way through session
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership The two closely-divided houses of the Minnesota legislature have plenty to disagree on this session, but one promising issue holds hope for a bipartisan deal: stopping widespread…
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Climate action is much cheaper than fossil fuel dependence
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership This week, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency released a report outlining the steep costs – measured in the tens of billion dollars annually – that Minnesotans will end up…