MN350 ACTION

ALONGSIDE OUR SISTER 501(C)(3), MN350, MN350 ACTION WORKS IN COALITION TOWARDS A VISION OF A JUST TRANSITION TO A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY. MN350 ACTION IS ASKING OUR STATE LEGISLATORS TO BUILD AN EQUITABLE MINNESOTA WITH US BY ENACTING A BOLD, EXPANSIVE CLIMATE JUSTICE AGENDA THAT: PROTECTS ALL MINNESOTANS AND SUPPORTS OUR TREATIES WITH NATIVE PEOPLES SUPPORTS THE MINNESOTA CLIMATE ACTION PLAN AND THE MINNEAPOLIS CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN SUPPORTS TRANSIT JUSTICE PROVIDES A JUST TRANSITION TO A CLEAN ECONOMY SUPPORTS 100% LOCALLY PRODUCED CLEAN ENERGY AND REFORMS OUR UTILITIES TO SERVE OUR STATE'S CLEAN ENERGY GOALS SUPPORTS GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY ELIMINATES MINNESOTA'S GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR BY 2040 CREATES LOCAL, EQUITABLE, REGENERATIVE FOOD SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA. WORKING TO BRING CLEAN HEAT TO MINNESOTA WORKING TO PASS LEGISLATION TO BRING MINNESOTA CLOSER TO ZERO WASTEIN 2024, MN350 ACTION PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN ENACTING SOME OF THE MOST ROBUST CLIMATE JUSTICE POLICIES IN MINNESOTA'S HISTORY! WE WERE A PART OF A COALITION THAT SUCCESSFULLY PASSED THE 100% CLEAN ENERGY BILL, SECURED FUNDING FOR TRANSIT AND ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES, AND ACHIEVED FINANCING TO ADVANCE THE STATE TOWARDS ZERO WASTE. WE INCREASED PENALTIES FOR POLLUTERS AND SUPPORTED THE MINNEAPOLIS CLIMATE LEGACY INITIATIVE, COMMITTING $10 MILLION TO GREEN JOBS AND LOCAL CLIMATE INITIATIVES. THROUGHOUT THIS EFFORT, WE PRIORITIZED INDIGENOUS TREATY RIGHTS, GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY, AND A JUST TRANSITION FOR EVERYONE.SOME OF OUR RECENT 2024 CLIMATE JUSTICE WINS INCLUDE:- WON HISTORIC 100% CLEAN ENERGY BILL, ENSURING THAT MINNESOTA'S ENERGY SECTOR WILL OPERATE ON 100% CLEAN ENERGY BY 2040 THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CLIMATE LEGISLATION EVER PASSED IN OUR STATE- WON THE FRONTLINE COMMUNITY PROTECTION ACT / CUMULATIVE IMPACTS BILL, WHICH WILL HELP REDUCE ADDITIONAL POLLUTION IN OVERBURDENED COMMUNITIES THROUGH STRONGER PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS- WON THE ZERO-WASTE RESEARCH BILL THAT ALLOCATES FUNDING TO STUDY HOW THE STATE CAN MOVE TOWARDS REDUCING WASTE BY 90% AND DIVERT WASTE FROM INCINERATORS AND LANDFILLS- WON $13M IN FUNDING TO SUPPORT SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN BUYING AND MAINTAINING ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES AND CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE- WON FREE FARE PILOT PROGRAM, WHICH WILL PILOT FREE PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE ON TWO BUS LINES- WON A 0.75-CENT METRO-WIDE SALES TAX THAT WILL FUND IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM- WON AN INCREASE IN WATER PERMIT VIOLATION PENALTIES THAT WILL HELP HOLD BIG FARMING OPERATIONS ACCOUNTABLE, PARTICULARLY REPEAT OFFENDERS- WON UNANIMOUS PASSAGE OF THE MINNEAPOLIS CLIMATE LEGACY INITIATIVE, WHICH COMMITS $10M TO FUND CLIMATE INITIATIVES AND CREATE GOOD GREEN JOBS IN MINNEAPOLIS- WON LEGISLATION TO HELP THE ADOPTION OF GEOTHERMAL GAS PUMPS THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA