Coalition Urges Lawmakers to Double Investment in Farm Bill Conservation Programs in Budget Reconciliation nwf.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nwf.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Minnesota is set to ban forever chemicals in food packaging such as burger wrappers and takeout containers, joining a handful of other states with such bans on the harmful pollutants.
The ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, called PFAS, is part of the long-awaited environment finance bill legislators are racing to pass to avoid a government shutdown on July 1. The Senate passed the bill 49-16 Tuesday evening, and it now heads to the House for a vote.
The enormous reach of the environment deal, largely negotiated by Senate Republican and House DFL leaders behind closed doors, stretches from the Northwoods to farm fields to microplastic bits in the water.
Large coalition calls on Senate Republicans to stop threatening closure of state parks grandrapidsmn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from grandrapidsmn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Millions of dollars for environmental efforts around Minnesota, from fighting off invasive carp to operating state parks, remain in limbo despite a broad state budget agreement because of the ongoing impasse over new vehicle emissions rules.
Senate Republicans have blocked the omnibus environment bill, determined to stop Minnesota from following California s lead in tightening tailpipe emissions standards and requiring automakers to send more electric vehicles to the state for sale.
That package of environmental legislation sets the budgets for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the state Board of Water and Soil Resources, as well as other institutions already bleeding heavily from COVID-19 revenue losses, such as the Minnesota Zoo and the Science Museum of Minnesota.