Aug 23, 2023
Meet MN EEFA, a Minnesota coalition focused on energy equity in housing
The Minnesota Multifamily Affordable Housing Energy Network (MMAHEN) has evolved into Minnesota Energy Efficiency for All (MN EEFA) to more deeply address issues of equity within energy and housing sectors.
Aug 23, 2023
A conversation with Dr. Nordgaard about the health risks of gas stoves
We interviewed Dr. Curt Nordgaard, a pediatrician and fossil gas researcher at Fresh Energy, about how gas stoves affect our health and how we can mitigate their effects in the home.
Aug 23, 2023
How the Frontline Communities Protection Act advances environmental justice in Minnesota
The new environmental justice law will give some communities stronger regulatory protections against pollution.
Aug 22, 2023
What’s up with transmission and the energy transition?
At Fresh Energy, we are committed to ensuring Minnesota and the Midwest have a future-proof electric grid that can handle extreme weather and move the higher volumes of electricity that our lives demand. But why does transmission matter so much? Read on to find out!
Aug 22, 2023
Modernizing utility programs to advance an equitable energy transition
Fresh Energy is so committed to engaging in how Minnesota’s electric and gas investor-owned utilities, including Xcel Energy and CenterPoint Energy, plan and implement their energy efficiency and conservation programs.
Aug 16, 2023
New jobs, cleaner building materials: Minnesota’s Buy Clean Buy Fair law
Minnesota’s new Buy Clean Buy Fair law will guarantee the state’s infrastructure projects use cleaner, more sustainable materials and support family-sustaining jobs
Aug 09, 2023
Meet Adri, Fresh Energy’s Summer Fellow
Join us in welcoming Adri Arquin, a student at Stanford University who is helping advance environmental justice in Minnesota! Read more about Adri and what led him to join the team this summer.
Jul 26, 2023
Local governments score big climate wins this legislative session
2023 was a historic year for climate and clean energy policy, especially for local governments across Minnesota.
Jul 26, 2023
New Community Development and Finance department charts path to an equitable and just energy transition
Fresh Energy’s new department will bridge our clean energy policy expertise to economic and community development and finance.
Jul 20, 2023
Healthy Buildings for All: Fresh Energy’s Buildings department aims for deeper decarbonization
Buildings are a top source of carbon pollution—both globally and in Minnesota—contributing 40 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. And while Minnesota’s electricity and transportation sectors are getting cleaner, pollution from buildings is increasing every year.