Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy

10/14/2026

"Minnesota lawmakers should help Minnesotans prepare our communities for a changing climate by requiring responsible parties to pony up for the harm they’ve done. Minnesota courts aren’t required to follow the same questionable decision that New York courts followed, and Minnesota lawmakers should not just assume that they will and therefore do nothing."

MCEA Impact Officer Leigh Currie

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10/06/2026

MCEA is accepting proposals to contract with an individual, law firm, or public affairs firm to help manage the legislative agenda during the 2027 session.

Are you a registered lobbyist, former elected official, or former staff at the Minnesota Legislature or with state agencies? Do you care about protecting Minnesota's environment?

Learn more about the role here: https://www.mncenter.org/mcea-accepting-requests-proposals-contract-lobbyist

10/05/2026

Don't miss your last chance to get tickets for Defending True North, our annual fundraising event coming right up on October 11. This year, we'll debut a new video featuring the voices of people MCEA has worked alongside, people whose water, land, and communities are at the center of these fights.

Cases aren’t easy, but we have a 50+ year track record of success and a community of people who care just as much about our shared future as we do.

That’s you.

Join us to celebrate what we do, not just the legal work, but how powerful we are when we come together.

https://www.mncenter.org/DTN2026

09/15/2026

Summer in Minnesota means travel, the cabin, and the great outdoors.

This year, it's also meant increased pressure in regards to the biggest environmental threats of the moment – hyperscale data centers and sulfide mining in our state.

During the season’s long sunny days, MCEA lawyers have had their own long days pouring through documents requested through the Freedom of Information Act and proposals from multiple multinational mining companies with their sights set on our resources. From data center proposals in Pine Island to the ever-changing nomenclature and the shifting goalposts of PolyMet, the calendar has been packed.

MCEA staff is looking forward to gathering on Sunday, October 11 for our annual fall event to connect with our supporters and discuss what has happened this year and what we see for the work ahead.

Now is a great time to get your tickets and celebrate with the organization that turns your support into environmental protections for our state and beyond.

Get your early bird tickets today:

Join us on Sunday, October 11 for Defending True North, a special gathering celebrating more than 50 years of protecting Minnesota’s environment and building momentum for a thriving future.

09/08/2026

MCEA is hiring a Data Center Associate to supports the organization's data center work across the state. MCEA has two overarching goals with respect to data centers: (1) require a democratic and transparent process for all data centers in Minnesota; and (2) eliminate or mitigate the environmental impacts of hyperscale data centers. If you have a strong interest in achieving these goals, learn more about the position on our website.

https://www.mncenter.org/data-center-associate

09/02/2026

As a science and law organization, it's our job to question industry claims. Since hyperscale data center developers set their sight on Minnesota nearly two years ago, we've heard a lot about why the state should fast track building them, but the facts are often more nuanced.

Here are 8 things Minnesotans should know about hyperscale data centers. You can read more on our website here: https://loom.ly/oaRRWqw

08/25/2026

Are you deeply committed to protecting Minnesota's environment?
Are you also organized, efficient, and detail-oriented?

Then the Executive Assistant position at MCEA might be a good fit for you.

Learn more about the role: https://www.mncenter.org/executive-assistant

08/18/2026

The federal government has made it clear that they’re more interested in serving the interests of international mining companies than in protecting the clean water Minnesotans depend on. Today, Governor Walz took a huge step forward to remind these corporations and politicians that we get to decide the true value of our water, a value that we measure in generations, not dollars.

His executive order pauses environmental review and permitting, directs state agencies to not participate in any joint federal/state reviews, and to stop issuing state leases for sulfide mining in the Boundary Waters watershed.

This news confirms what we and our supporters have long known, the risk that copper sulfide mining poses to Minnesota’s water is too great for our state to permit risky proposals. If it’s too dangerous for the Boundary Waters, it’s too dangerous for our other treasured watersheds like Lake Superior and the Mississippi River.

Click here to show your support for permanent protections for the BWCA and to thank Walz for this action: https://www.mncenter.org/thank-gov-walz-protecting-bwca