climate
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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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As U.S. skips climate summit, Minnesota moves forward
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership Earlier this week, world leaders and delegations congregated in Belém, Brazil at the COP30 conference to discuss the world’s most critical health and security issue: the warming…
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Energy-hungry data centers run into local opposition
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership In March, we published a column on the energy and water costs of large data centers, the latest industry eager to plant itself in Minnesota to take advantage of…
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Minnesota poised to lead effort for greener housing
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership This week, my usually sleepy community on Saint Paul’s East Side welcomed CEOs, elected officials, and celebrities. They, along with hundreds of other volunteers, gathered to roll…
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Opportunities, some risks for Minnesota as sustainable aviation hub
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EPA grants Minnesota $200 million for ag climate efforts
Last week, the US EPA announced that Minnesota will receive close to $200 million in federal dollars for a major climate action initiative, the Minnesota Climate-Smart Food Systems project.