The omnibus environment, natural resources, climate and energy bill passed with a ten-vote margin in the Minnesota House and has been sent to the Senate. DFL Representative Rick Hansen, who is from South St. Paul, spoke in favor of the bill. “Do we agree on all of our solutions? No, we do not, but I’m asking us to put aside the fears that we have and look at the research we’ve invested in (and) the science we believe in.” Republican Representative Pam Altendorf, who is from Goodhue, said farmers will be hurt by the energy and environment bill. “It is disappointing to see that we as the Minnesota State Legislature which is supposed to be looking out for the entire state, that we truly are leaving farmers and their future out of the equation on this bill.”
