clean water
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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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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 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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NorthMet tries new tricks to gain approval
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership The NorthMet copper-nickel mining project (formerly PolyMet) proposed near Babbitt and Hoyt Lakes hasn’t exactly met with success in the past few years. NorthMet’s state pollution permits…
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Hundreds from across Minnesota rally at Capitol to “Protect our Water!”
Hundreds from across Minnesota rally at Capitol to “Protect our Water!” Governor Dayton, Winona LaDuke, Ann Bancroft among speakers rallying for Minnesota’s water St. Paul, Minnesota – On April 19, a coalition of…
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MEP House Omnibus Legacy Bill Letter – April 4, 2017
April 4, 2017 Dear Members of the Minnesota House: We, the undersigned organizations and the citizens we represent, respectfully ask you to vote NO on the H.F. 707 – the House Omnibus…
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Letter to Senators on Environment Omnibus Bill, S.F. 723
Dear Members of the Minnesota Senate: We, the undersigned organizations and the citizens we represent, ask you vote NO on the Senate Omnibus Environment and Natural Resources Budget Bill, S.F. 723. We…
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First Test of 2013 MN Frac Sand Law is Successful
By Johanna Rupprecht, Land Stewardship Project The owner of a controversial Houston County silica sand mine was notified Monday by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) that he must stop mining…