News & Events

On Jan. 25th we are getting together outside at the Minnesota Capitol to hit “send” on our message signed by over 5,000 Minnesotans. Help us deliver our Move on from PolyMet petition!

“Public waters are protected because they are public resources, shared by all Minnesotans. We look forward to defending this well-reasoned decision on behalf of all public waters before Minnesota’s high court.”

Join MCEA and call for the BLM to stop leasing mineral rights next to the BWCA and take immediate action to protect the wilderness.

Lutsen Mountain ski resort in Northeastern Minnesota has proposed an expansion of its winter recreation area that, if approved, would convert nearly 500 acres of the Superior National Forest into new ski runs and chairlifts.

We are honored to announce, through the generous contribution of John Clark Pegg, the dedication of our Legal Fellowship to his father John W. Pegg.

COP26 is over, but the work is not. Hear our takeaways from the global climate summit from our Climate Director Ellen Anderson, and the need for Minnesota to translate the energy of COP26 into action at home.

In the shadow of a global pandemic, the IPCC’s report on the “code red” threat of climate change, and decades of inaction from leaders around the world, the general feeling at COP26 is fueled by a collective sense of energy, urgency, and well-placed skepticism.

 In the words of Mia Mottley, the Prime Minister of Barbados, at the COP just last week: “For those who have eyes, to see. For those who have ears to listen. And for those who have a heart to feel. 1.5 is what we need to survive… We have come here to say: “Try harder.”

"After the summit I look forward to following up and engaging with the people that I have met while delivering on the intention of my trip: Make sure that the people on the ground have access to the economic opportunities/benefits of the work that is being discussed today."