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JOBZ and the environment

The Clean Water Cabinet and Environmental Quality Board believe that an upfront understanding of the environmental implications of proposed developments can head off last minute complications and delays. In that spirit, the CWC and EQB offer a package of information about JOBZ and Minnesota’s water resources to aid those involved in economic development planning.

This document is an updated version of the report first published in 2004.

Proposed revision of rules governing the environmental review program, part 1r

The Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB) is considering making revisions to the existing rules governing the Environmental Review Program. These are the rules under which Environmental Assessment Worksheets (EAWs), Environmental Impact Statements (EISs), and other environmental review documents are prepared. The EQB has identified about 50 rule provisions that will be considered for amendment.

Proposed revision of rules governing the environmental review program, part 2

The Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB) is considering making revisions to the existing rules governing the Environmental Review Program. These are the rules under which Environmental Assessment Worksheets (EAWs), Environmental Impact Statements (EISs), and other environmental review documents are prepared. The EQB has identified about 50 rule provisions that will be considered for amendment

Hearing in Hermantown on proposed recreational trail environmental review rules is rescheduled for Feb. 16

The Minnesota Environmental Quality Board has rescheduled a public hearing at Hermantown on proposed rules establishing mandatory Environmental Assessment Worksheet and exemption thresholds for certain types of recreational trails. A hearing scheduled for 7 p.m. on Jan. 12, 2005 at Hermantown was cancelled because of heavy snow.

The hearing is rescheduled for:

Highly important natural resources development category (new)

Since the 2004 legislative session, legislators and civic advocacy organizations have urged the EQB to adopt new mandatory categories for lakeshore development to address the great and growing development pressure now affecting lakeshore environments. In discussions regarding lakeshore development, it has become apparent that lakeshores are not unique and that similar development pressures affect many other highly important natural resources. EQB has been asked to adopt a new category designed to address development on the edges of such highly important natural resources.


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