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Minnesota measure bans 'forever chemicals' in food packaging


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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. ....

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Impasse over 'clean cars' rule continues to hold up Minn. environmental funding


Impasse over ‘clean cars’ rule continues to hold up Minn. environmental funding
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A driver plugged in the charger to his Tesla at the ChargePoint charging station near Canal Park Lodge in Duluth in 2019.
Millions of dollars for environmental efforts around Minnesota, from fighting off invasive carp to state park operations, remains 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. ....

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Impasse over 'clean cars' rule continues to jeopardize Minnesota environmental funding


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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. ....

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