Ever since my niece was born, half into our family of Minnesota Catholics of European descent and half into the Lakota nation, I have had to reconsider much of the world I take for granted. Some of those things are in the details, in insidious stereotypes perpetuated by sport team mascots and Peter Pan. Others… Read more »
Posts Categorized: DEQ
Transparency
It was disturbing to read The Oregonian article last week about DEQ’s effort to assist a major industrial polluter in circumventing Federal emission laws: DEQ to help polluter seek federal break. This article is not about jobs vs the environment. It is about DEQ’s discretionary authority and the transparency of the process the agency uses… Read more »
Contemplating the role of sincerity in institutional change
OK, I know that sounds more like a Tweet or a Facebook status update (which it was) than a title for an essay. I have been asked by many of you to communicate the outcome of the July 29th meeting with Dick Pedersen, Director of the Department of Environmental Quality. The general impetus for the meeting… Read more »