Recent News

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.

Person riding bike on trail with transmission line in background

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

Adri and his family on a scenic outlook.

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.

Two people installing a solar panel on the roof.

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.

Jul 14, 2023

DEI is dynamic and necessary at Fresh Energy

Fresh Energy’s team has grown, and we are welcoming a chapter of change with new faces and phases to our critical work of clean energy policy.