Tree-planting project aims to identify climate-resilient trees » Yale Climate Connections
In 2020, about 200 volunteers helped plant trees at Crosby Farm Regional Park near the Mississippi River in Saint Paul, Minnesota. They helped launch a 20-year project to determine which tree species will thrive in the region in warmer climates…
St. Paul must pay for $1.8 million electric fire truck after federal funding falls through • Minnesota Reformer
Minnesota’s first electric fire truck is set to make its first run in St. Paul next month. The $1.8 million vehicle is intended to be a symbol of the city’s efforts to protect the environment and the health of its…
St. Paul’s 1-cent sales tax funds $750 million in road construction
St. Paul, Minnesota – It is mid-August, but the construction season is just getting underway in the capital. St. Paul will soon begin nearly 45 miles of street improvement projects, all part of the city’s “Common Cent” strategy. As city…
St. Paul Mayor Proposes Rent Control Changes and 8% Tax Increase
Mayor Melvin Carter is alarmed by the decline in housing construction in St. Paul and will ask the City Council to drastically change rent controls, making them permanent for housing built before 2005, but permanently and completely removing rent caps…
New St. Paul sales tax to finance sports field in Victoria Park
Soccer, baseball, flag football and lacrosse are on the program at Victoria Park. St. Paul voters went to the polls last November and approved a 1% municipal sales tax to support the capital’s streets and parks. On Friday, St. Paul…
