Press Releases

Today, Donald Trump’s EPA announced 31 deadly and dangerous actions the agency is taking, including attacking safeguards to limit pollution from power plants and vehicles, methane and other deadly emissions from oil and gas sources, Mercury and Air...

A new report by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance titled “Overcoming Permitting Barriers for Rooftop Solar in Minnesota,” reveals the inaccessible permitting process that can prevent families from installing rooftop solar or home batteries.

Clean Energy Organizations applaud the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission for ordering additional energy efficiency and electrification measures in Xcel Energy’s Natural Gas Innovation Act (NGIA) portfolio.

Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced 70 grant recipients for its Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program to receive funding for over 2,400 zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles. The awards will go to fund projects in 27 states, three...

Environmental groups are urging Minnesota’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to reject industry-backed efforts to upend Minnesota’s 100 Percent Carbon Free Energy Law and hold the line against false climate solutions as the agency prepares to...

People Not Polluters (www.peoplenotpolluters.com) has cataloged a pattern of unwillingness by the Walz Administration to enforce environmental laws, and demands legislative hearings on state agency failures.

A bill to end the current litigation over the Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan passed the Minnesota Senate on Sunday, May 19. The next stop for this bill is the Governor’s desk.

A bill to end the current litigation over the Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan passed the Minnesota House of Representatives by a 69-60 vote at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday morning.

Today, the Biden Administration finalized federal carbon pollution standards for new gas-fired power plants and – for the first time ever – existing coal-fired plants. These critically-needed standards will slash carbon pollution and improve air...

After months of public input, the Superior City Council voted yesterday to deny Minnesota Power’s requests to allow for the build-out of a 625 MW methane gas plant known as the Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC).