Jennifer Bojorhus: Minnesota's Environmental Review to Include Air Pollution

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GLEN STUBBE • STAR TRIBUNE

GLEN STUBBE • STAR TRIBUNE

As Minnesota ramps up the fight on climate change it will soon require developers to measure the greenhouse gases from large new projects.

The calculations will start in January as part of a nine-month pilot program to phase in detailed climate change questions into the state’s environmental reviews. The Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB) approved the pilot approach Wednesday, after years of work. It plans to collect feedback and make improvements on the revised form, called an environmental assessment worksheet, by the end of 2022 and then set final changes.