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    MEPA Turns 50

    The Environmental Quality Board is pleased to announce the publication of MEPA TURNS 50, by Stephanie Hemphill. This article celebrates and reflects on the 50th anniversary of the Minnesota Environmental Policy Act, highlights the attributes of MEPA and environmental review, evaluates its shortcomings, and looks ahead to the next fifty years.

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    Pollinators

    Pollinators are in trouble due to a combination of factors including climate change, pesticides, habitat loss, diseases and parasites. We can all play a part in helping restore pollinator health and safeguarding our food systems, lands, and way of life. To guide this work, the Interagency Pollinator Protection Team (IPPT) is developing an action framework.

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    Environmental Review

    The Environmental Quality Board (EQB) oversees the state of Minnesota’s environmental review program, which provides usable information for project proposers, government decision makers, and members of the public about a proposed project’s primary environmental effects.

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    Climate Change and Environmental Review - Pilot Program

    In 2022, the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) started a Pilot Program that will test and evaluate the inclusion of climate change information in environmental review throughout Minnesota.

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    2020 State Water Plan

    The Plan looks at the intersection of water and climate challenges in MN for the coming decade

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Environmental Quality Board

We are a forum for leadership and coordination across Minnesota state agencies on complex, priority environmental issues and are the coordinating body for Minnesota's Environmental Review Program. As a public-facing board, we strive to engage Minnesotans and provide greater access to conversations regarding the future of our environment.