Join CURE to learn about the Blueprint for Energy Affordability, an urgently needed plan for lowering energy bills, confronting the climate crisis, and reining in runaway corporate power. Nearly one year ago, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved the acquisition of Minnesota Power by private equity interests including BlackRock, ignoring the broad opposition from ratepayers and residents across the Northland. Since the approval of the deal, the public has learned even more about how MN Power was in active conversations with Google about the development of the...

The Minnesota River Collaborative focuses its legal and technical expertise on drainage cleanup projects along the polluted waterway.

Kathleen Smith of the Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission shares...

National Drive Electric Month events feature plug-in electric vehicle owners sharing their experience with others interested in driving electric. #NDEW2026

Data centers continue to concern Minnesotans, who cited several reasons they oppose facilities that support tech and AI systems.

MN PUC Commissioners urge electric co-op members to use their  power to rein in Minnesota Valley leadership’s “bad behavior”  After two years of delays, threats, and legal battles, the Upper Sioux Community (Community) achieved a significant victory last week when the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) ruled that Minnesota Valley Cooperative Light & Power Association […]

Fires burned through Minnesota this summer. It may be a sign of more to come.

The Northern Research Station was among several sites slated for closure in March 2026 when the Trump administration announced a major reorganization of the service.

Great River Energy (GRE) is helping move Minnesota toward a cleaner energy future, but its current proposed plan still has room for improvement. GRE is a generation and transmission energy cooperative that supplies electricity to approximately 1.7 million Minnesotans across roughly two-thirds of the state’s geography. As an electric cooperative (co-op), GRE is self-governed by […]

Public Utilities Commissioners rebuked Minnesota Valley Cooperative Light and Power Association for what some described as “unethical and unlawful” behavior.

The Montevideo-based electric cooperative agreed to better inform customers of options to avoid disconnection and will forgive the remaining bill of a customer with a medical need for power.

Google’s proposal for a 300-600 megawatt data center campus in Hermantown has ignited fierce backlash.

Native aquatic plants help keep lakes healthy, reduce erosion and are a safeguard against invasive species. Yet they get a bad rap as a nuisance, and property owners often remove them with chemicals or machines.

A responsibility that has guided me throughout my life and continues to guide me as Chief Executive of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe is this: We must make decisions

Data center hyperscalers promise the same fat pitch of jobs and revenue CAFOs once did. They’ve also learned about how to destroy local resistance.

Tell the DNR your concerns about the proposed Talon Nickel Mine  Talon Metals wants to build Minnesota’s first nickel mine near Tamarack in Aitkin County, about 50 miles west of Duluth. The proposed mine sits in a landscape of wetlands, lakes, rivers, and groundwater that feed both the Mississippi and St. Croix watersheds. The Minnesota Department […]

In a recent decision, a Minnesota judge accepted the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) argument that it does not have the authority to regulate public agricultural drainage systems, infrastructure that aids crop production but funnels significant water pollution into Minnesota’s lakes, rivers, streams, and drinking water.  Ramsey County District Court Judge Leonardo Castro’s said in […]

Buoyed by an audience member's reworking of the Dr. Seuss treatise on environmental protection, "The Lorax," Carlton County will now study the potential impacts of data centers for a year, while simultaneously preventing any data center development in the ruralmost parts of the county, following a unanimous vote by commissioners Tuesday in Carlton.

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is currently accepting public comments on the Magellan / ONEOK Pipestone pipeline project (PUC Docket No. IP-7109/PPL-23-109), a proposed reroute of an 8-inch diameter gasoline and refined petroleum products pipeline that has been shut off since 2022. The reroute skirts the Pipestone National Monument, a site of importance to […]

CURE charges the U.S. Bureau of Prisons has not complied with a Freedom of Information Act request made in January for 2026 for a 2014 environmental and economic assessment.

Lee Frelich shares his thoughts on the future of boreal forests in a changing climate.

🏛 Unfinished work: Data Center Laws MN Needs Minnesota’s 2025 data center law left major gaps that put communities, water, and local decision-making at risk. As lawmakers look ahead to the 2027 session, CURE is calling for stronger protections: a statewide permitting process, full environmental review, clean energy requirements, water use transparency, community safeguards, limits […]

Native entrepreneur Bob Blake has built 80 EV charging stations on tribal land across the Midwest and has handed over ownership of the assets to the tribal nations. Blake said he has found ways to work around the barriers that keep capital out of Indian Country.

The new rates raise electricity costs by an estimated 5.8% compared with 2024. More than 8,600 public comments poured into the case.

Six Minnesota cities that have been linked to proposed data centers saw upticks in city council filings this year.

TWO HARBORS— The Lake County Planning Commission, as expected, won’t require a full environmental impact statement, or EIS, for the proposed redevelopment of the Silver Rapids Lodge, near Ely. …

Tell the DNR your concerns about the proposed Talon Nickel Mine  Talon Metals wants to build Minnesota’s first nickel mine near Tamarack in Aitkin County, about 50 miles west of Duluth. The proposed mine sits in a landscape of wetlands, lakes, rivers, and groundwater that feed both the Mississippi and St. Croix watersheds. The Minnesota Department […]