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Data Center Laws Minnesota Needs
Hyperscale data centers’ real-world resource demands impact many aspects of our lives: energy, water, air, noise, light, land use, public trust, and the economy, to name a few. Yet Minnesota’s so-called “nation-leading” data center law passed in 2025 only addresses energy and some economics—namely taxes—leaving communities around the state scrambling to understand and address the laundry list of potential negative impacts, virtually on their own. If hyperscale data centers plan to operate in Minnesota, our communities need these legal protections at a minimum.
Minnesota’s Water Is Worth Protecting
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
Data Center Hub 🏡 + No Piggyback Permits 💧 + Pipestone Pipeline 🚫 + Silver Rapids Comment ⏰ + Join the CURE Team 🌱⚡
Data Center coming to your community? 👉 Start here. As big tech backed data center proposals keep popping up across Minnesota, more people are asking
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The Future Belongs to All of Us.
CURE is a rurally based organization rooted in democracy and committed to protecting the people and places we love. CURE believes that we, ordinary Minnesotans from across the state, have the right and the power to shape the future we desire. Together, we have the power and the tools to solve the complex challenges we all face every day. Everyone has a voice. Together, we can imagine and build a shared prosperous future where no one is left behind.
