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    Solar on Closed Landfills

    The 2020 report to the Legislature examines the potential for solar on closed landfills and offers policy recommendations to facilitate solar development on Minnesota’s Closed Landfill Program sites.

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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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    2019 Environment and Energy Report Card

    The 2019 report focuses on five key areas of Minnesota’s environment: climate, energy, air, water and land.

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    Environmental Review Program

    The Environmental Quality Board writes the rules for conducting environmental reviews. The actual reviews are usually conducted by governing bodies such as a county board, city council or a state agency.

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Environmental Quality Board

The Environmental Quality Board is made up of 9 agency heads and 8 citizen members. In addition to other duties, we provide leadership and coordination across agencies on priority environmental issues that are multi-jurisdictional, and multi-dimensional, as well as provide for opportunities for public access and engagement.

In 2018, EQB adopted a 5-year strategic plan to provide a broad framework for guiding the board's action and decision-making over the next 5 years.

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EQB meeting minutes, August 20, 2014

Approved minutes from the EQB board meeting.

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EQB board meeting proposed agenda, November 19, 2014

EQB agenda and accompanying materials for November 19, 2014 meeting. This meeting will include presentations about Minnesota's Clean Energy Economy Profile, Climate Solutions and Economy Opportunities (CSEO) and the Silica Sand Advisory Team (SSTAT).

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Customized EAW form to be used only for review of feedlot projects.

Customized EAW form to be used only for review of feedlot projects.

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EQB board meeting addendum to the proposed agenda, September 17, 2014

EQB addendum to the agenda for September 17, 2014. This addendum includes the release of the Clean Water Roadmap from state agency staff.

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