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What kind of future will we leave for our kids?
Our Operations and Engagement Manager Matt Doll reflects on why MEP’s work is so important this Give to the Max Day: Do you have a fond memory about spending time in nature…
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MEP’s work makes Minnesotans healthier
It’s not a pipe dream to think that every family in Minnesota should have access to clean, affordable drinking water. It’s a tall order, to be sure, but at the Minnesota Environmental Partnership (MEP),…
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State’s Climate Action Framework open for comment
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Minnesotans received an uncomfortable reminder of the consequences of climate change a month ago, with high-80s temperatures and high humidity bringing August swampiness to the first week…
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Minnesota works to tackle drinking water challenges
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership It might feel easy to take water access for granted in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Yes, we face droughts, and some communities have faced water restrictions…
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DNR opens Community Grants site before program launch
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Whatever Minnesotans’ disagreements on politics, the weather, or preferred state fair food, we’re largely in agreement that Minnesota should fund environment and conservation projects using the state…
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Two sides debate wild rice rule on the Iron Range
Andrew Slade, Minnesota Environmental Partnership At the MPCA hearing in Virginia about KeeTac’s water quality permit on September 3, it came down to fear versus hope. The attendees were so numerous they…
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U.S. Steel tries to dodge wild rice protections
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Wild rice is Minnesota’s official state grain, a vital and treaty-guaranteed resource for the Anishinaabe who live in the state, and, unfortunately, an increasingly rare plant to…
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Great Lakes report raises groundwater concerns
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership From the headwaters of Lake Superior, our “inland sea” may appear endless, a vast expanse of three quadrillion gallons of fresh water home to bountiful fish and…
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MEP visits the Grand Portage community
Early August on the North Shore is the year’s peak of abundance. In this country of thin rocky soils, cold and clear water, and long boreal winters, August opens with a rare,…
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Federal cuts slow clean energy, but Minnesota forges ahead
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership On Wednesday, I had the privilege of attending a webinar hosted by MEP member Fresh Energy on a topic on the minds of many Minnesotans: now that Congress has…
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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…