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Climate action is the only smoke solution
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Two months ago, we covered the return of wildfire smoke to the skies across all of Minnesota, an event that pushed parts of the state into the worst air…
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MPCA proposes new steps to cut nutrient pollution
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Home to the headwaters of three great watersheds, Minnesota is a place where everything that enters our lakes and rivers makes a big impact downstream. Our waters flow…
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U.S. House considers dirty water bill
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Recent polling shows that while Minnesotans have our share of political disagreements, those disagreements largely end – literally – at the water’s edge. A whopping 86% of…
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Lawsuit successfully unfreezes environmental justice funds
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Late last month, yet another lawsuit against the Trump Administration’s cuts to federal programs scored a victory when a U.S. Court Judge ruled that the Administration acted illegally in…
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MPCA looks to update rules for livestock feedlots
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership In the state of Minnesota, you’re never more than a county or two away from a cattle farm. If you live in Stearns County, the state’s eighth-most…
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Speak up now against bad bills
Urgent action is needed to stop the House omnibus environmental bill from passing! The bill rolls back water and air protections and short-changes citizen voices in decisions about pollution in our communities.…
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Andrew Slade: My Deer Hunting 360
It’s deer season. Nearly a million Minnesotans will buy a deer license and head for a favorite patch of field or forest. About 40% of them will be successful and bag a deer. I won’t be one of them.
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What will budget cuts mean for Minnesota’s parks and water?
Last night, Steve Morse was interviewed on Fox 9 News about the Minnesota Legislature's cuts to environmental funding. Here's the story:
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Did your Senator vote to pass the nuclear bill? Find out here
Yesterday, Feb. 2, 2011, the Minnesota Senate voted 50-14 to approve Senate File 4, a bill that lifts the ban on the construction of new nuclear plants in Minnesota. See who voted for the bill:
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High School Senior Holds Green Jobs House Party
Download Video High school senior Lily Andrews wants to improve the environment and the economy, so she and her friends gathered to write letters to Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty to ask…