Minnesota: Citizen input will be the highlight of March 15 Environmental Congress
The Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB) will hold its Environmental Congress on Friday, March 15, from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at the Ramada Inn, Bloomington. The goal is to shape a vision for the state’s environment and energy future. The Congress is the culmination of six citizen forums drawing hundreds of citizens held around the state late last year. Input gathered from the forums is the starting point for the Congress, where recognized experts and community leaders will develop recommendations for addressing Minnesota’s environmental and energy challenges and opportunities. These recommendations will help guide the EQB and the Dayton Administration to create short-term action steps and to set goals for the future. Minnesota Environmental Quality Board Chair Dave Frederickson said the top environmental issues citizens targeted at the forums included silica sand mining, copper-nickel mining, water quality and groundwater depletion, climate change and renewable ener...