East Phillips Neighborhood Institute Urban Farm Project In Peril
April 23, 2022
For over a decade, ENPI has envisioned converting the now-vacant 230,000-square-foot Sears Roebuck distribution center known as the Roof Depot to an urban farm. EPNI has designed a project that would serve as a neighborhood center, including indoor...
Zero Waste 2022 MN Legislative Advocacy
March 26, 2022
Help create a more sustainable and healthier environment. Here are the actions our Zero Waste Task Force is focusing on this year.
One Step Closer to 100% Clean Energy Future for Xcel
February 24, 2022
MN PUC Approves Coal Retirements, Renewables, and No New Gas in Xcel IRP
This week, the MN Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved, with modifications, Xcel Energy’s Integrated Resource Plan, a 15-year energy plan for customers in Minnesota....
White Supremacy Culture
February 23, 2022
Culture is often defined as a learned set of shared interpretations about beliefs, values, norms and social practices which affects the behaviors of a relatively large group of people. Culture is powerful precisely because it is so present and at...
Minnesota’s Largest Transit Agency Releases Bus Electrification Plan Ahead of Federal Funding Opportunities
February 14, 2022
Metro Transit, the major transit agency serving the seven-county Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, has published its much-anticipated Zero Emission Bus Transition Plan. The Coalition for Clean Transportation, a team of local clean energy, environmental...
Justice for Amir Locke - Support actions
February 11, 2022
Once again, Minnesota is at the forefront of conversations around racism and police violence. We are grieving with Amir Locke's family and all who have been impacted, including countless other lives lost. This is just the most recent police murder...
“Natural” Gas is Not Clean Energy - It’s Climate Endangering Methane Gas
January 22, 2022
To avert the worst impacts of the climate crisis, we need to transition away from burning fossil fuels and move to 100% clean, renewable energy. As we make big decisions in how we generate electricity, provide heat to our homes and businesses, and...
A North Country Snake
January 20, 2022
The common garter snake slithers farther north than any other snake in North America. Hardy and adaptable, this reptile is found nearly everywhere in the continental US and Canada, with only the icy polar regions of northern Canada and hottest,...
Victory for Solar Power in Northern Minnesota
December 29, 2021
The Grand Rapids Public Utilities (GRPU) Commission voted unanimously at their November 18 meeting to authorize Minnesota Power to sign a contract to build a solar garden and battery storage system in Grand Rapids. Minnesota Power will pass the...
Campaign Teams Update - December 2021
December 29, 2021
Campaign teams advocate for legislative change on environmental issues.