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Committee receives report on pollution reduction and proposes environmental‑justice disclosure for land‑use reviews

Public Health and Safety Committee, Minneapolis City Council · December 4, 2025
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Summary

A multi‑departmental work group presented findings and recommended an environmental‑justice disclosure/checklist to be used at land‑use touchpoints (conditional use permits, nonconforming expansions) to inform health review and potential incentives for pollution reduction; staff said MPCA and city departments could use the collected data.

City staff presented a legislative‑directive report on pollution reduction that examined sources of air pollution in Minneapolis, existing regulatory roles, and options for an environmental‑justice disclosure or checklist to inform land‑use and planning reviews.

Jenny Lansing and Meg McMahon summarized that most emissions in Hennepin County…

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