Posts Categorized: Water

Budget Bites: Deep cuts for education, housing, labor and health and human services in federal budget deal

Posted April 15th, 2011 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under Energy, Federal Budget, Funding for the Environment, Water.

[Editor’s note: In an effort to help inform our members about state and federal budget issues, Minnesota Environmental Partnership is working with the Minnesota Budget Project to cross-post updates about… 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:

MEP testifies against finance bill that threatens MN’s clean water heritage

Posted March 22nd, 2011 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under Civic Engagement, Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment, Energy, Funding for the Environment, Health, Legislature, State Budget, Water.

Steve Morse testifies about why HF1010 falls short of budget recommendations for the environment and also threatens Minnesota’s Great Outdoors heritage of clean lakes, rivers and streams.

Betty McCollum cites MN’s EPA Valentines on U.S. House Floor

Posted February 22nd, 2011 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under Civic Engagement, Energy, Federal Budget, Funding for the Environment, Health, Land Conservation, Water.

On Feb. 16, Congresswoman McCollum referred to Minnesota’s Valentines to the EPA when she spoke against budget cuts to environmental protection programs on the U.S. House Floor.

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.

Urge Congress to fund Great Lakes Restoration

Posted February 4th, 2011 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under Civic Engagement, Federal Budget, Funding for the Environment, Great Lakes, Water.

It is critical that members hear from their constituents about the importance of funding the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

Testimony from high schooler opposing bill on coal

Posted January 31st, 2011 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under Civic Engagement, Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment, Energy, Funding for the Environment, Health, Legislature, Water.

“As a student of Stillwater Area High School and a member of Youth Environmental Activists of Minnesota, a metro-wide coalition of students concerned with environmental affairs, I am a daily witness to the passion and desire present in our generation to transform our already beautiful state into a more sustainably conscious home.

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… Read more »

‘Troubled Waters’ on TPT Oct. 5

Posted October 1st, 2010 by Brian DeVore, Land Stewardship Project & filed under Food and Sustainable Agriculture, Water.

Well, if you weren’t one of the 600 people who got tickets to Sunday’s Bell screenings of Troubled Waters: A Mississippi River Story, don’t fret. After yet another week of… Read more »