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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…
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Minnesota needs a better groundwater rule
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership The Land of 10,000 Lakes is, sadly, not yet a state where every resident has safe water to drink. In some areas, like large swaths of the…
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As Minnesotans rally, Congress takes aim at BWCA
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership As of this writing, the U.S. Senate has not yet voted on a joint resolution that would strip away significant federal protections against sulfide ore mining for the Boundary…
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State releases Climate Action Framework update
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership On February 11th, at Saint Paul’s North End Community Center, Minnesota state agency leaders unveiled the 2026 update to the state’s Climate Action Framework. This framework serves as…
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MEP and allies host SD64 environmental forum
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Early this month, 82 Minnesotans gathered on the Carondelet Event Center in Saint Paul to talk with their legislators about environmental issues – and overreach by the…
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MEP releases 2026 policy priorities
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership The Minnesota Legislature is set to begin its 2026 legislative session on Tuesday, February 17th. Between the ongoing chaos caused by federal agencies, controversy over the management…
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Minnesota needs to get smarter about salt
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Over the past couple of months, Minnesota’s streets and sidewalks have been clogged with unwelcome coverage of ice (multiple kinds), making getting around less safe for many…
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Twin Cities transit gets more electric, but challenges remain
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership The Twin Cities’ Metro Transit system is making progress on electrifying its vehicles, MEP staff heard at a briefing earlier this month, though there’s still a long…
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U.S. House passes attack on Clean Water Act
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Earlier this month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3898, named the “PERMIT Act” by its authors but more accurately known as the “Dirty Water Bill”…
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Federal rollback blitz will harm Minnesotans, wildlife
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Unless you’re a major polluting industry, the latest federal announcements on environmental regulations aren’t likely to fill you with holiday cheer. Over the past few weeks, the…