Press Releases

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).

Compromise Language from Environmental Organizations Draws Support as New Impacts on Suburban Communities Adds to Urgency Contact: Peter Wagenius, Sierra Club Legislative Director, peter.wagenius@sierraclub.org | 612.799.5007 St. Paul...

Twelve organizations submitted a letter to members of the Minnesota State Legislature asking them to reject the proposed Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), which is also called a “Clean Transportation Standard” (CTS).

Today, four organizations published a Minority Report in response to the fuels report released by several state agencies and the Clean Transportation Standard (CTS) Work Group. The Minority Report details the reasons a Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS...