Who is watching out for our public waters? Who is holding Enbridge accountable? As of August 10, 2021, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) reports that 63% of northern Minnesota’s horizontal directional drilling locations have polluted our public waters. In a public statement, MPCA shared its summary of the harm caused (so far) by Enbridge […]
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New report says: Project Tundra is a bad investment we can’t afford
Here are FIVE MAIN TAKEAWAYS from the report: Risk #1 | Uncertainty over the cost of adding the carbon capture facility and associated project infrastructure In 2019, Minnkota estimated in a regulatory document that their estimated cost for the project would be between $1.3-1.6 billion. However, on Project Tundra’s website, a lower $1 billion is […]
End of MN Legislative Session Update 2020
As the legislative session wraps up it is important to take a moment and update you on the issues that impact the heart of the work we do at CURE. Despite the challenges of working through the session in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic – we made some forward progress. This work requires coordination […]