Legislative Updates

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Legislative Updates
The top 4 environmental rollbacks in this year's Chamber of Commerce bill

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It wouldn’t be a legislative session without a bill from our friends at the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce to roll back basic environmental protections. Here's the worst of this year's edition. >>

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The bizarre case of the $2 million MESERB bill

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Every so often, a bill starts moving at the Capitol that defies rational explanation. One such bill this year aims to give $2 million in state taxpayer funds to regulated parties to allow them to provide “oversight” of their own state regulators. Welcome to the MESERB bill. Fox…meet hen house. >>

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Respect public input — No fast-tracking Enbridge Line 3

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In one of the more controversial moves of the legislative session, a key House committee is considering a bill granting immediate approval of the Enbridge Energy Line 3 project. >>

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A new environmental learning center at Watergate Marina?

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If all goes well at the state Capitol this session, the City of Saint Paul could begin designing a new environmental learning center on the river at Watergate Marina as early as July. >>

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Environmental groups release statement on draft groundwater protection rule

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FMR joined eight other conservation organizations in a statement on the state's proposed groundwater protection rule. >>
 

 

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Governor announces changes to draft Groundwater Protection Rule

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Tuesday, March 6, Gov. Mark Dayton and Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Dave Fredrickson announced revisions to the states proposed groundwater protection rules.

While the final rule language won’t be released for public comment until May, the announcement outlined some major changes to the state’s preliminary draft, with improvements in some areas and major risks to public health and saftey in others. >>
 

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Budget Forecast means $22 million repaid to state’s Clean Water Fund

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The forecast shows a projected budget surplus of $329 million for the 2018-19 biennium. As a result, $22 million will be repaid to the Clean Water Fund to hlep protect our state's waters.

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