Policy & Advocacy

The 2024 Legislative Session starts at noon on Monday, February 12th. Folks from the Rise & Repair alliance will be holding space in-person at the Capitol to welcome our legislators and encourage them to be bold. There will be singing! We'll meet at 10am in Conference Room 316 at the Capitol and start heading towards…

2024 is set to be a vital year for the climate movement and our planet as a whole. The Rise and Repair Alliance is bringing together organizations to promote Indigenous rights and climate justice, mobilizing people to make sure that these issues are a top priority for candidates, leaders, and voters in 2024. What is…

Rise & Repair is a diverse alliance of people and organizations advancing Indigenous rights & climate justice during Minnesota’s 2024 Legislative Session. Join us to learn more about how Rise & Repair can be a place for you to get involved and support the work different partners are pushing for during this Legislative Session. You'll…

Carbon dioxide pipelines are being sold as a necessary part of meeting our climate goals. What industry representatives don't like to mention is that that compressed CO2 will likely end up in oil wells in North Dakota to push out more oil – a process called Enhanced Oil Recovery.  We know that a safe and…

Minnesota has made a commitment to being carbon-free in our electricity production, but many of us are still using natural gas to heat our homes. Despite the fact that there are more sustainable ways to keep our homes warm like heat pumps or electric heat, most of the policy and physical infrastructure in our state…

We know that climate disruption is having an effect on both our present and our future, but many of the places where we and our state are investing money aren’t taking those realities into account. In fact, 17 states across the county, influenced by fossil fuel interests, have passed laws barring their State Investment Boards…

Innovation in building materials techniques is on the rise – from carbon-free cement and steel to fossil-fuel-free heating. Can we use our state bonding investments to start to build better?  Please join us for a webinar about how we can use state bonding investments to build better now while spurring industry advancements! CLICK HERE TO…

MNIPL is part of a new project called People Not Polluters to highlight serious regulatory failures and show that Minnesota state agencies are not living up to their responsibilities. Join…

Elections are critical to making sure that our state and country are committed to repairing the harm of climate change and to building towards a green and interdependent future. In…

Our friends at the Climate & Community Institute are hosting a conversation to discuss policy proposals for the mounting home insurance crisis rooted in new research findings on the insurance…