MCEA’s legal advocacy team defends the rights of Minnesota’s environment and its citizens by ensuring environmental laws are enforced. The extraordinary organizational expertise of more than a dozen attorneys on MCEA’s staff and board is unmatched by any other environmental group in Minnesota.

MCEA’s professional expertise and strategically chosen efforts have made us the leading legal guardian of Minnesota’s environment. MCEA carefully selects cases to provoke changes in public policy and private behavior. We engage in courtroom litigation, administrative rulemaking, case hearings before administrative law judges, and permit proceedings conducted by state and federal agencies.

Clean air over BWCA by 2177 is too slow, MCEA tells feds

MCEA and  17 other organizations told the U.S. EPA that Minnesota and other states are stalling in cleaning the air over national treasures.

Goodpaster receives CURE's River Keeper award

MCEA attorney Beth Goodpaster received River Keeper environmental award for her work in stopping the Big Stone II power plant.

Federal agency blasts PolyMet impact statement

The Environmental Protection Agency said the proposed PolyMet mine impact statement was seriously flawed and the agency might delay the mining proposal.

Surprising support in tar sands pipeline fight, despite court loss

More court action this past week in MCEA's battle against a tar sands pipeline and rhetorical support from, surprise, oil companies.

PolyMet mine fails exam,must improve to get permits

PolyMet's draft environmental impact statement comes up short so it would be illegal for the government to grant them permits to mine copper and nickel in Minnesota.

Landmark project: Customers buy less gas, company still profits

A pilot project with CenterPoint Energy provides incentives for customers to use less natural gas while also making sure the company does not lose money.

Catch MCEA on "Almanac" tonight discussing tar sands oil

MCEA lawyer Mary Marrow will explain why dirty tar sands oil is bad for Minnesota, the U.S. and Canada on the public affairs show Almanac.

Goodpaster called "unsung hero" in newspaper profile

The St. Paul Pioneer Press profiled MCEA's Beth Goodpaster and the work she did in stopping the Big Stone II power plant.

Groups argue for federal injunction against pipeline

A preliminary injunction to stop construction of the Enbridge pipeline is essential, environmental lawyers argued Wednesday.

Feds agree with MCEA in cleaning haze over BWCA

A federal agency and state board took positive steps to clean up haze over Minnesota wilderness.

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