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MN Judge rules state pollution control agency lacks authority to regulate water pollution from public ag drainage systems
In a recent decision, a Minnesota judge accepted the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) argument that it does not have the authority to regulate public agricultural drainage systems, infrastructure that aids crop production but funnels significant water pollution into Minnesota’s lakes, rivers, streams, and drinking water. Ramsey County District Court Judge Leonardo Castro’s said in
Data Center Laws 🏛️ + Talon Nickel Mine 💧+ Silver Rapids ⚠️
🏛 Unfinished work: Data Center Laws MN Needs Minnesota’s 2025 data center law left major gaps that put communities, water, and local decision-making at risk. As lawmakers look ahead to the 2027 session, CURE is calling for stronger protections: a statewide permitting process, full environmental review, clean energy requirements, water use transparency, community safeguards, limits
U.S. Bureau of Prisons fails to fulfill FOIA request for 7+ months. CURE sues.
People in Appleton deserve to know the foreseeable impacts of reopening the Prairie Correctional Facility CURE has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP) for failing to comply with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). In January 2026, CURE submitted a request to BOP for information related to a 2014 environmental and economic
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 50 miles west of Duluth. The proposed mine sits in a landscape of wetlands, lakes, rivers, and groundwater that feed both the Mississippi and St. Croix watersheds. The Minnesota Department
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 questions, getting organized, and stepping into local leadership. CURE’s new Local Action Hub gives communities the tools, videos, resources, and real-world stories they need to understand what’s at stake and
