Articles written by Kirsi Marohn

Kirsi Marohn, MPRNews.org|Dec 30, 2022

Minnesota's environmental review process will now require developers of new highways, industrial plants, livestock feedlots and large housing developments to calculate their project's carbon footprint and consider how to reduce their impact on the climate. Climate activists say the changes, which have been in the works since 2019, are long overdue. "This is a really big deal for Minnesota," said Amelia Vohs, regulatory attorney for the nonprofit Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, which...  Website