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Rise + Repair Marchers at the State Capitol

Marching for the 2023 Indigenous Rights and Climate Justice platform

CURE News, People & Communities

Rise & Repair Rally brings 200+ people to the Minnesota State Capitol on February 15th 200+ activists ask their legislators to center indigenous rights and climate justice in the transition to renewable energy What does a clean energy future look like to you? Affordable electricity with no more mass shut-offs right before winter? Smog-fee skies […]

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100% Clean Energy MN

100% Clean Energy MN

CURE News, Energy & Innovation

The 100% Clean Energy Act sets Minnesota on the path of clean and renewable energy that will save Minnesotans money, increase electric grid reliability, and create good rural jobs. We are protecting and preserving what we love most about Minnesota and looking out for our kids and grandkids. 100% Clean Electricity from the sun and

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Historic Wins and Hot Debates

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Over the last two months, there have been major developments and milestones in CURE work in rural communities and the energy future of the state and country–and we’ve been making headlines.  Historic wins for Rural Electric Co-ops in the Inflation Reduction Act  CURE’s work around Rural Electric Co-ops had a huge win in August with

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Women's Hands Coming Together

CURE Statement on Supreme Court Overturning Roe v. Wade with Dobbs Ruling

CURE News, People & Communities

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its final ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case overturning the nearly 50-year precedent of Roe v. Wade. In Minnesota, abortion rights remain protected through the state’s 1995 Supreme Court ruling in Doe v. Gomez. In Iowa and Wisconsin abortion rights are uncertain at best. In North

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GRE's Cambridge 2 Peaker Plant

The Cycle Continues – Great River Energy Attempts to Evade Environmental Review

CURE News, Energy & Innovation

Great River Energy (GRE) has proposed to the Public Utilities Commission a “minor alteration” to its existing permit for its gas-fired power plant in Cambridge, Minnesota. Hardly “minor,” the company plans to change it to an oil-and-gas-burning “dual fuel” plant while evading full environmental review. Environmental review for a new power plant would normally have

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EV Charging Station

MN Senate: Don’t play games with our clean transportation future 

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2022 is a pivotal year for Minnesota’s clean transportation future. The House and Senate have introduced their transportation omnibus bills which will determine how money is spent and how policies are shaped with regard to clean transportation in our state. The Legislature must ensure that these bills will make Minnesota competitive on clean transportation nationally

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Powerlines in a corn field

Investing in Rural Minnesota through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

CURE News, People & Communities

In November 2021, the bipartisan infrastructure legislation became law. Soon funds will be flowing into Minnesota communities making substantial investments into our built infrastructure and growing rural prosperity. This law makes real progress towards not leaving rural places behind in the 21st century by investing in our roads and bridges, water infrastructure, EV charging, energy-efficient

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Kelsey Olson

Kelsey Olson

Director of Environmental Stewardship

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Kelsey Olson (she/her) joined CURE in 2025 as its Director of Environmental Stewardship. As a skilled environmental naturalist, Kelsey’s work focuses broadly on environmental education and advocacy with a keen focus on rural land use and how that use impacts our environment and climate. Working Lands, how land is used to support agriculture and forestry, is a key focus of her work. She brings 15 years’ experience in public communication, environmental education, and rural community engagement – strong communication strategies are core in her work. This includes two terms of service with AmeriCorps in the VISTA program in Oregon and Maryland and a nearly 10-year career as a naturalist followed. She recently worked on communications and marketing for rural economic development.

Kelsey lives in New London, MN, with her young children, husband, dog, and two cats. They enjoy spending time together outside and finding small treasures in nature. Visits to Minneapolis often include visits to one of their favorite historical museums, the Minnesota Swedish Institute. Kelsey enjoys experimenting in the kitchen, whether this is canning local produce, making kombucha, or other treats!