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Session ends with little change, a few bright spots
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Minnesotans have learned not to expect much these days from a closely divided State Legislature. Bipartisanship has all but disappeared on some issues, and a crucial election…
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MEP, allied groups sue EPA over climate rollback
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership In February, Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency announced a final rule repealing two key regulatory pillars of climate policy: the 2009 finding that greenhouse gas pollution endangers…
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Congressional vote against BWCA sparks renewed backlash
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Earlier this month, the U.S. Senate voted to pass Minnesota Congressman Pete Stauber’s resolution to overturn a 20-year ban on new mining projects in the Boundary Waters…
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The data center dilemma
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Most of our readers will know at this point that in order to prevent the worst impacts of climate change and mitigate its harms to people and…
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Senate hearing shines spotlight on polluter capture
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership On Tuesday, April 7, the Minnesota Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy Committee held a well-attended and historic oversight hearing on an issue of critical importance to Minnesota’s…
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Battery bill in solid shape mid-way through session
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership The two closely-divided houses of the Minnesota legislature have plenty to disagree on this session, but one promising issue holds hope for a bipartisan deal: stopping widespread…
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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…