Legislative Updates

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Legislative Updates

Winter oilseeds: Key to clean water and lower emissions

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January 1, 2024

These clean-water crops, which stay in the soil through the winter, can benefit the river in numerous ways. Read more

Organic farmer Karen Torjesen holds a hand low to the ground, amidst a recently planted field of winter camelina in November, 2023.

River Guardians made a splash advocating for the river in 2023

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December 8, 2023

River Guardians set records and advanced every single legislative priority in 2023. Thank you for your advocacy! Here's what we're looking forward to in 2024. Read more

River Guardians at 2023 post-legislative session celebration

Clean Transportation Standard: Lower emissions for MN’s transportation and ag sectors

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November 10, 2023

To protect the Mississippi River from the worst of climate change, it’s imperative we find a way to significantly cut emissions from transportation and agriculture. Read more

An electric vehicle plugged in and charging. In the background, a person is walking toward the front door of their home.

Is Minnesota doing enough to protect our drinking water?

by Trevor Russell

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September 13, 2023

A recent headline in the Star Tribune said it all: 'Little action so far on plan to enlist farmers to clean up polluted groundwater in Minnesota.' How did we get here? And what do we do about it? Read more

Person holds a mason jar of clear water in a field of Kernza

FMR tapped to help craft clean transportation recommendations

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August 18, 2023

The newly announced working group will deliver Clean Transportation Standard recommendations to legislators early next year. Read more

A driver at a hydrogen fueling station, filling up her fuel cell vehicle. She is holding a pump that appears similar to a traditional gas station.

What the Mississippi River needs from the new Farm Bill

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August 14, 2023

The Farm Bill accounts for hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of spending on programs that address nutrition, commodity crop production, farmland conservation, research and more. Read more