Sacred Action Blog
The Inflation Reduction Act Turns 2
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…
Read MoreMNIPL, ActionAid USA, and Justice is Global host the first United States Climate Reparations Camp!
Summer camp is back! While this one won’t be a Youth N’Power-hosted camp, some representatives from the Youth N’Power Network, as well as 20+ other participants from around the country,…
Read More2024 Legislative Session Update: Sara’s Takeaways
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…
Read More2024 Legislative Session Update: Permitting Reform
While MNIPL strongly supports permitting reforms that streamline processes for clean energy like wind and solar, we had significant concerns about reforms that might weigh in favor of fossil fuel…
Read MoreClimate Justice and Indigenous Rights: A Jewish Opportunity to Rise & Repair
The Rise & Repair Coalition has been planning for the 2024 Legislative Session for months now, with a focus on protecting and promoting Indigenous rights and fighting for climate justice…
Read MoreMinnesota’s Green Bank Starts Its Work
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…
Read More“We Want True Climate Leadership”: Hundreds of Minnesotans Demand the Biden Administration Do Its Fair Share
Dubai, UAE – World leaders are wrapping up the 28th Conference of the Peoples to collectively plan how to address the global climate crisis. It’s looking historic, as it should.…
Read MoreXcel rate decision is a climate justice win
The PUC’s recent decision to limit Xcel’s rate increase is a major win! Not to mention their acknowledgment of the need for justice in setting utility rates. MNIPL’s organizing work made a difference!
Read MoreOver 100 gathered to chart an equitable clean energy transition in MN
Community leaders gathered to discuss the path forward to an equitable green energy transition in MN.
Read More2023 legislature brought climate and equity gains
From a climate and equity perspective, Minnesota’s 2023 legislative session is bringing the transformational change we have sought for years.
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