Governors' Wind Energy Coalition Senate Republicans threaten to cut funding for Minnesota state parks, environmental programs over ‘clean cars’ rule Source: By Jennifer Bjorhus, Greg Stanley and Briana Bierschbach, Minneapolis Star Tribune • Posted: Monday, May 10, 2021 GOP bill cuts funding unless rules reducing emissions are stopped. May 5, 2021 Minnesota’s state parks could shut down in July if the Walz administration does not bow to demands by Senate Republicans to drop plans for new “clean cars” emissions standards. Along with parks, much of the environmental arm of state government would shut down over the impasse, which flared up during a conference committee meeting Tuesday on the Senate’s proposed omnibus environment budget.