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Carbon Free Means Carbon Free

September 16, 2024

On Thursday, September 26, 2024 the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) will be making some key decisions about implementing Minnesota’s 100% clean energy standard – including what types of electricity…

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The Inflation Reduction Act Turns 2

August 15, 2024

It’s been exactly two years since Congress passed the most comprehensive climate change response bill in U. S. history. Named The Inflation Reduction Act in an effort to give coal-baron…

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2024 Legislative Session Update: Sara’s Takeaways

June 3, 2024

The second year of the biennium always flies by. MNIPL started with a solid list of priorities this year. → Requiring state pensions to consider systemic risks like climate change…

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Minnesota’s Green Bank Starts Its Work

February 9, 2024

by Juventino Meza, J.D. MNCIFA names Board In 2023, Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light led the efforts with partners across the state to pass the Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority…

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Youth ‘N Power’s message remains true and powerful despite Federal Court ruling

October 14, 2022

Last week, a federal court in Washington D.C. said that the Army Corps of Engineers’ oversight of Line 3 was good enough—even though Enbridge’s tar-sand oil pipeline breached three different…

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Update on Minnesota Power’s SolarSense Program

October 13, 2022

On October 6, 2022, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) held a hearing regarding Minnesota Power and their SolarSense program. MNIPL participated with organizational partners Sierra Club, Vote Solar, and…

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Clean Car Advocates Submit Nearly 14,000 Comments of Support

March 24, 2021

Minnesotans for Clean Cars coalition members submitted nearly 14,000 comments supporting the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s proposed Clean Cars Minnesota rule. The comments came from across the state and expressed…

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Take action on Clean Cars MN proposed standards

January 7, 2021

In order to create a more just and sustainable future, we know we need to rapidly transition away from fossil fuels and move towards decarbonized options. MNIPL advocates for this…

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