
Administrative Law Judge hears from Full House on Proposed CO2 Pipeline for Otter Tail and Wilkin Counties
What does the Fergus Falls water supply, protections for the Otter Tail River, promised union jobs, landowners, Green Plains ethanol plant and carbon capture have

“Garbage In, Garbage Out”—CURE Calls Out the ‘Inadequacy’ of Minnesota’s Review of Summit CO2 Pipeline
Yesterday, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) released for comment its Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the 28-mile Otter Tail to Wilkin Counties segment

Environmental groups unite to stop threat to Minnesota’s 100% Clean Energy Law
Minnesota needs to reject attempts to undermine this critical legislation as climate crisis worsens Environmental groups are urging Minnesota’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to reject

Environmental and rural community groups slam DOE’s weak review of North Dakota’s Project Tundra (again)
Montevideo, MN, May 14, 2024 — On May 13th, 2024, CURE, The Sierra Club, and Dakota Resource Council (DRC) submitted a joint comment challenging the

USDA Touts Farmer Benefit Plans
CURE originated Farmer Benefit Plans & hails announcement as vital for farmers & rural communities In early March, at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

Hudson Kingston, CURE Legal Director, awarded Minnesota Attorney of the Year
On Thursday, February 8, 2024, CURE’s Legal Director, Hudson Kingston, was honored as a 2023 Minnesota Attorney of the Year, awarded by Minnesota Lawyer magazine.

Erik Hatlestad, CURE Energy Democracy Director, Answers USDA request to Serve with Rural Utility Service
At the end of January, CURE bid a temporary “bon voyage” to Energy Democracy Director Erik Hatlestad as he started serving a six-month detail with

A Midwestern Low Carbon Fuel Standard is Not a Climate Solution
On February 1, 2024, four organizations published a Minority Report entitled “A Midwestern Low Carbon Fuel Standard is Not a Climate Solution: Minority Report on the

Minnesota weighs in on the meaning of “Clean Energy” as PUC releases draft EIS for segment of proposed CO2 pipeline
Today, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC or Commission) released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the 28-mile Otter Tail to Wilkin Counties segment