August 2026 Trivia Answer
Answer B) Agriculture
Agriculture in Minnesota is responsible for 96 percent of nitrous oxide emissions and 44 percent of methane emissions, both powerful greenhouse gases.
This is why MCEA is advocating against Riverview LLP’s attempt to expand into the largest feedlot in the history of the state.
As MCEA Supervising Attorney Jay Eidsness said in a recent Inside Climate News article, “Minnesota is an agriculture-heavy state. It’s a critical part of our economy. It’s part of our lifeblood. We have also set ambitious climate targets to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions across all sectors of our economy. We’re making great progress in a lot of places, but agriculture is a sector where we’re not.”