The Minnesota Legislature must act this session or lead pipe removal programs could end. On May 6th, legislative and trade leaders, members of the Coalition of Greater MN Cities, and allies held a press conference to explain the stakes.
The Minnesota Senate's energy omnibus bill brings Minnesota closer to meeting our 2040 clean energy standard by using the Renewable Development Account to support efforts in electrification and decarbonization of the energy sector. That's just one of the reasons we support it.
The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council (LSOHC) announced its annual Call for Funding Request from the Outdoor Heritage Fund, with approximately $160 million available in grants for statewide and metro-area projects.
This year’s winners demonstrate the positive impact local governments can have at home and beyond their borders, whether that’s reinvesting in accessible playgrounds that strengthen community connection or raising awareness about threats to our natural resources. We hope these stories encourage others to take bold action at the local level and beyond.
Conservation Minnesota's James Lehner delivers constituent postcards to Travis Urness, Legislative Assistant to Senate Assistant Majority Leader Nick Frentz
We received more than 6,300 postcards to Minnesota legislators, asking them to keep Minnesota's promise of 100% clean energy by 2040. Our policy associate, James Lehner, delivered those messages in person at the Capitol.
Paraquat, a weed killer, is already banned in 70 countries, but not in the United States. A new bipartisan bill in the Minnesota Senate would end the use of paraquat in Minnesota.
There is no safe level of lead consumption. But lead water service lines remain a persistent problem in Minnesota. Our own James Lehner spoke at the House and Senate Capital Investment Committees on the importance of this funding.
We know renewable energy sources are not just cleaner but cheaper because our neighbors are seeing it reflected in their energy bills. The states in our region that are using the most wind and solar are the ones with the lowest electricity rates. Minnesota is on our way there as well. Today, more than half of our electricity comes from clean sources.
The DNR will offer two types of Community Grants: a Standard Community Grant for larger, more complex projects, and an Expedited Community Grant for projects already in development that can be completed within one year.
