Written by MN elected official

Betty McCollum: Washington Update on TRAIN Act

October 5, 2011
Minnesota Environmental Partnership
Federal Budget, Great Lakes, Health, Water, Written by MN elected official

From Congresswoman Betty McCollum On September 23, House Republicans passed a destructive bill called the TRAIN Act (H.R. 2401). This legislation institutes needless bureaucratic delays and stall tactics to permanently weaken EPA’s…
Betty McCollum and John Abraham: Congress on wrong side of history in denying climate change

April 6, 2011
Minnesota Environmental Partnership
Civic Engagement, Energy, Federal Budget, Global Warming, Health, Written by MN elected official

All of these public health, economic, and environmental trends have been strongly linked to climate change. Multiple studies have shown that 97 percent of the most qualified climate scientists are in agreement that humans are causing the planet to warm. If this was an illness, and 97 percent of doctors recommended a certain treatment, we…
Rep. McCollum lets Lisa Jackson know of her support for EPA

March 17, 2011
Minnesota Environmental Partnership
Health, Written by MN elected official
Clean Air Act, Congress, EPA

Representative McCollum lets Lisa Jackson know of her support for EPA and relays funny story about the danger of endocrine disruptors