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2025 EQB meetings

DateAgendaMaterialsRecording
January 15th
  1. Environmental Congress Report out
  2. Environmental Review Projects List
  3. Initial review of by-laws
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February 19th
  1. Election of Vice Chair
  2. Robert’s Rules training
  3. Energy infrastructure permitting rulemaking information
  4. 2025 Groundwater Policy Report initial outline
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March 19thSee ERIS archive below  
April 16th
  1. Spring 2025 Pollinator Report update
  2. Gas production rulemaking
  3. By-laws
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May 21st
  1. Final Climate Calculator update
  2. 2025 Groundwater Policy Report update
  3. Engagement planning to meet strategic plan outcomes
  4. By-laws
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June 18thSee ERIS archive below  

July 16th

 

Meeting Canceled  
August 20th
  1. Energy Rulemaking Notice update
  2. 2025 Groundwater Policy Report approval
  3. FY26 Workplan approval
  4. Roots for the Future student project presentations 

2025 Groundwater Policy Report Appendices

Public comment on Groundwater Policy Report

 

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September 17th
  1. Climate Action Framework update
  2. Energy Rulemaking Notice approval

Draft August board meeting minutes

RD4944- Revisor's Office draft language

Video link - part 1

Video link - part 2

October 15th
  1. Office of Enterprise Sustainability annual update
  2. Foundational information on data centers, part 1
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November 19th
  1. Annual pollinator report – acceptance
  2. Continuous Improvement (CI) update
  3. Foundational information on data centers, part 2

Revised October 2025 draft minutes

Public comment on data centers

 

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December 17thSee ERIS archive below  

2025 ERIS meetings

DateAgendaMaterialsRecording
March 19th
  1. Election of Chair
  2. ER Program FY25 work update
  3. 2024 Performance Report
  4. GHG Calculator Update
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June 18th
  1. Energy Infrastructure Rulemaking update
  2. ER FY26 proposed workplan
  3. Petition guidance update
Video link
December 17th
  1. ER program workplan status
  2. Climate calculator update
  3. ER rulemaking updates
  4. AUAR use and guidance update
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2024 EQB meetings

DateAgendaMaterialsRecording
January 17th
  1. Workplan update
  2. Environment & Energy Report Card
  3. Strategic Plan: draft mission and outcomes

 

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February 21st
  1. Election of Vice Chair
  2. Updated ERIS resolution
  3. Environment & Energy Report Card resolution
  4. Strategic Plan: Facilitated strategies session
Document
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March 20thSee ERIS archive below  
April 17th
  1. Tribal Coordination and Consultation Policy
  2. Draft strategic plan + engagement
  3. State Water Plan: Tackling Nitrate 

(page 1, paragraph 2 revised) - posted 4/10/24

 

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May 15th
  1. Environmental Congress planning update
  2. State Energy Policy and Conservation Quadrennial Report
  3. Implementation of the Pollinator Action Framework
  4. Mandatory Categories Report: feedback, plan, outline

Additional materials posted 5/14/24:

Document

Minutes revision highlighted on page 2:

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June 12th*See ERIS archive below  
July 17th
  1. GHG Calculator Update: High level overview and update
  2. Strategic Plan: Feedback overview and approval
  3. Tribal policy vote
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August 21st
  1. Emerald Ash Borer – Agency and partner work update
  2. Office of Enterprise Sustainability Report
  3. Environmental Congress update
  4. FY25 Workplan
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September 18thSee ERIS archive below  
October 16th
  1. Gas and oil production recommendations
  2. Update on the regulatory framework for agriculturally-related genetically engineered organisms in Minnesota
  3. Draft Mandatory Category Report discussion
Document

(agenda order of items 4 and 5)

Document
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November 20th
  1. Mandatory Category Report – Submittal authorization
  2. Annual Pollinator Report – Acceptance
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December 18th
  1. Feedlot EAW Form Recommendation
  2. Discussion of an EQB subcommittee focused on public collaboration*

    *the Board voted during the meeting to add this item

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2024 ERIS meetings

DateAgendaMaterialsRecording
March 20th
  1. Election of Chair
  2. MPCA Feedlots EAW form
  3. ER Program Performance Report for 2022 and 2023
  4. GHG Emission Calculator update
  5. Mandatory Category Report process

 

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June 12th*
  1. FY25 Environmental Review Draft Workplan
  2. Data Management: FY25 data gathering
  3. Mandatory Categories Report update
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September 18th
  1. Environmental Review: Mandatory Category Report draft
  2. Climate Calculator – Data Sources
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