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The severe and virtually permanent harm sulfide mining could cause to clean water calls into serious question whether it has a place in the transition to renewable energy

But we could boost our dismal metal recycling rate. Meanwhile, the issues with PolyMet's permits are not just "procedural challenges." 

The Minnesota Supreme Court delivered a win for public water Wednesday, cementing critical protections for the last remaining free-flowing stream in Renville County from a ditch proposal that could worsen conditions in the already impaired Minnesota River Valley.

Read MCEA Climate Director Ellen Anderson's Sept. 16th statement responding to the release of Minnesota's Climate Framework. A deeper analysis from our team on the Framework will be released next week.

Watch a recording of our August 30th CLE webinar exploring mineral demand and the opportunity presented by recycling. This webinar is part of MCEA's 2022 Green Beagle CLE series. Visit www.mncenter.org/CLE2022 to learn more.

Last week, the PUC approved a final settlement of the CenterPoint Energy rate case that holds down the cost to consumers, prevents CenterPoint from billing customers for the cost of marketing gas, and continues the push to reduce greenhouse gas pollution.

Clean Energy Organizations also urge for earlier retirement of utility’s coal and biomass plants