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Environment Minnesota Latest Blog Posts
1/16/2019
Months of negotiation and advocacy kept Congress' massive agriculture bill from being a disaster for the environment.
'It's up to all of us': In wake of dire National Climate Assessment, our network points to solutions
1/16/2019
As America's top climate scientists sounded the alarm on climate change, Environment Minnesota and our national network focused on solutions.
1/16/2019
America's capital city is going 100 percent renewable by 2032.
1/15/2019
1/10/2019
I'm Tim Schaefer, State Director of Environment Minnesota. I'll be doing regular updates here (random thoughts related to our work, gripes about getting around as a non-car owner in the Twin Cities, other things that don't quite fit elsewhere on our site. You know, a blog!)
11/7/2018
America's colleges and universities are playing a huge role in helping the world transition to 100 percent renewable energy.
11/7/2018
Given the alarming ways our climate is changing, doesn't it make sense for automakers to focus on making cars that pollute far less, if at all?
11/7/2018
America's top public lands official supported the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) before. It's time for him to save it now.
11/7/2018
A group of concerned Americans packed a hearing room in Washington, D.C., to speak up for Alaska's Tongass National Forest.