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EDITOR'S NOTE: The net penalty amount for the Enbridge Energy case in the table below has been updated to include more complete details. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) closed 153 enforcement cases for water quality, air quality, waste, stormwater, and wastewater violations in the second half of 2022. Environmental enforcement investigations often take several months, in some cases more than a year, to complete the investigation and issue final enforcement documents to regulated parties. Penalties are calculated using several...
Saint Paul, MN — Today, the Minnesota Transportation Alliance — a coalition of local governments, labor, and transportation providers, urged the Legislature and Governor Walz to act swiftly to meet Minnesota’s long-term need to fix, keep up and catch up with crumbling transportation infrastructure. “The safety and quality of our roads, bridges, transit and other infrastructure may not be grabbing headlines, but every Minnesotan relies on the transportation system every day to live their lives,” said Margaret Donahoe, Executive Director...
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) today announced the appointment of Dr. Robsan (Halkeno) Tura as the new assistant commissioner for the department’s health equity bureau. Dr. Tura assumes the post held previously by Dr. Brooke Cunningham, prior to her appointment in January as commissioner of health. In his new role as assistant commissioner, Dr. Tura will oversee the department’s Center for Health Equity; diversity, equity and inclusion efforts; and the Office of American Indian Health. He will also serve as the department’s lead...
SAINT PAUL, Minn. - On Tuesday, February 28, the House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee heard legislation authored by Rep. Alicia Kozlowski (DFL- Duluth) to authorize the Department of Commerce to assist any Tribal advocacy council on energy established by the 11 federally recognized Indian Tribes in Minnesota. “This legislation is led by the eleven Tribal Governments sharing geography with Minnesota who has identified a critical need to be energy independent, provide alternative options for tribal members, reduce the energy b...
SAINT PAUL, Minn. - Tonight, the Minnesota House voted to pass needed resources that will help address Minnesota’s unsheltered homelessness crisis with a 73-57 vote. HF444 known as the Pathway Home Act, significantly increases funding to critical state programs that support shelter providers across Minnesota in their direct response and service to Minnesotans who are currently unsheltered. Rep. Leigh Finke (DFL – Saint Paul) voted to support the legislation. “Shelters save lives and keep people safe when they experience crisis. When youth...
SAINT PAUL, Minn. - Today, the Minnesota House State and Local Government Committee passed HF 173, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The bill proposes an amendment to the Minnesota State Constitution that would read: Equality under the law shall not be abridged or denied by this state or any of its cities, counties, or other political subdivisions on account of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disabiliy, ancestry, or national origin. The amendment would require ratification by a statewide vote...
SAINT PAUL, Minn. - Today, the Minnesota House of Representatives passed the "Pathway Home Act" with a 73-57 vote. The legislation, authored by Rep. Heather Keeler, HF 444, ensures prevention methods are established to create sustainable resources and support systems to keep youth housed in Minnesota. "Youth and families across Minnesota should have equitable access to emergency support services when they are in crisis," said Representative Keeler. "Our youth are our future. The decision we...
St. Paul, MN: The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has confirmed the presence of emerald ash borer (EAB) in Clay County for the first time. There are now 39 counties in the state, including Clay, with EAB. A Moorhead city forester found evidence of EAB while pruning trees. The tree had visible woodpecker damage and when the bark was peeled back galleries and insect larvae were present. MDA staff collected the suspected EAB larvae samples. Federal identification confirmed emerald ash borer. EAB was first discovered in Minnesota in...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Senate voted Thursday to make it harder for thieves to sell stolen catalytic converters, a crime that has skyrocketed across the country in recent years. Thefts of the pollution control devices from cars and trucks more than quadrupled from 3,389 in 2019 to 14,433 in 2020, and jumped dramatically again in 2021 to over 52,000, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau. A major reason is the sharp rise in prices for the precious metals that go into the converters, such as rhodium, platinum and p...
