Press Releases

Today, the U.S. Army Corp announced the issuance of the Section 404 permit, the final permit needed for the proposed PolyMet NorthMet Mine near Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota.

At the state and federal levels, major steps backward would put the profits of multinational mining corporations over the future of Minnesota’s clean water. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency announced the issuance of the air and water permits...

After months of requests and pressure from environmental and equity groups, Metro Transit announced a plan Monday to transition the entire Twin Cities bus fleet to electric buses, as a way of combating pollution and cutting carbon emissions. The...

We proudly congratulate a new generation of Minnesota leaders on a historic achievement. We look forward to working closely with Governor-Elect Walz, Lieutenant Governor-elect Flanagan, Leader Hortman and the new majority in the Minnesota House, and...

We are deeply disappointed in the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources decision to proceed with issuing permits including the permit to mine. Northern Minnesota’s iconic waterways – from Lake Superior to the Boundary Waters, and everything in...

Clean Energy advocacy groups are disappointed in a decision today by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to approve a petition from Minnesota Power to build a new gas plant across the border in Superior, Wisconsin. The groups intervened in the...

Today, the Trump Administration directly threatened the future of Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, one of America’s iconic wilderness areas.