Updates and Articles

Before taxpayer funds go to Upper Harbor Terminal, the public deserves answers
by Colleen O'Connor Toberman
March 11, 2020

The City of Minneapolis' top priority this legislative session is securing $20 million for First Avenue's amphitheater at Upper Harbor Terminal. But we still have some basic, important questions about this project — questions that deserve answers before the state invests public dollars.  >>

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Before taxpayer funds go to Upper Harbor Terminal, the public deserves answers
by Colleen O'Connor Toberman
March 11, 2020
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The flood forecast
by Peter LaFontaine
March 11, 2020
Soggy spring ahead for 2020. Read more
Counting critters at Pine Bend Bluffs, our longest-running restoration
by Karen Schik
March 9, 2020
Over the last 20 years at Pine Bend Bluffs, we've converted a buckthorn forest to oak savanna and a Siberian elm canopy to prairie. Now we're monitoring the site to see how wildlife is responding. Read more
New 'Wishbone' walkway proposed for Minneapolis riverfront
by Colleen O'Connor Toberman
March 4, 2020

The Wishbone is a proposed new walkway that would cross the river in downtown Minneapolis. We look forward to exploring its environmental and technical considerations, and community dialogue about how this project fits into the city's riverfront park priorities. >>

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Action Alert: Protect the 'People's Environmental Law' [CLOSED]
March 4, 2020

The 1970 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is our nation’s bedrock “look before you leap” environmental law. The Trump administration has proposed deeply troubling rollbacks to it. Please show your support for "The People's Environmental Law" before March 10, 2020. >>

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Join the fight to protect landmark environmental law
by Trevor Russell
March 4, 2020

The Trump Administration announced proposed changes that would severely undermine the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) – a decades-old law that ensures thorough scientific review and public participation in major environmental projects. >>

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The abundant prairie: A William H. Houlton Conservation Area wildlife update
by Alex Roth
February 28, 2020

In just its second year, the restoration project at Houlton is yielding impressive wildlife gains: from 16 bumblebees in the first year to 575 now, from 15 kinds of butterflies to 25. These results show progress toward the thriving habitat we hoped to create.  >>

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Riverfront polluter Northern Metals violates laws... again
by Colleen O'Connor Toberman
February 26, 2020

After polluting on the North Minneapolis riverfront for years, Northern Metals was given a second chance to build a new facility in Becker. However, before that facility was even fully open, a large pile of cars caught fire and burned for five days. We spoke to KSTP News about Northern Metals' history of violations and community harm. >>

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KSTP TV: Ford site cleanup ‘top priority’ for neighbors [video]
February 24, 2020

Our river corridor director Colleen O'Connor Toberman gave KSTP reporters a tour of Ford Area C to explain why so many in the metro area are calling for thorough cleanup of the toxic riverfront dump site.  >>

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