Shining Cities 2020: The Top U.S. Cities for Solar Energy
Minneapolis, MN -- Minneapolis ranked 39th for solar energy capacity per capita among the nation’s leaders. The results come from the seventh edition of Shining Cities 2020: The Top U.S. Cities for...
View ArticleAre Minnesota beaches safe for swimming?
Minneapolis, MN – With summer in full swing, water pollution can close Minnesota beaches or put swimmers' health at risk. Last year, bacteria levels at 13 beaches indicated that water was potentially...
View ArticleRenewables on the Rise 2020
Clean energy is sweeping across America and is poised for more dramatic growth in the coming years. Wind and solar energy were just beginning to take off ten years ago; today, they are everyday parts...
View ArticleBlueprint for America
Americans agree: Our nation’s infrastructure needs work. This report provides the blueprint that should form the basis of an infrastructure plan that will make America stronger today and lay the...
View ArticleWhat Are Minnesotans Fixing?
Repair is really popular, but makers of electronics keep making it harder than it should be. 948,000 Minnesotans visited the popular repair website, iFixit.com, from November 2019 to November 2020....
View ArticleTrouble in the Air
More than one in six Americans, 58.4 million people, suffered through more than 100 days of elevated air pollution in 2020. Our report calls attention to the very real public health problems air...
View ArticleAn Electric Vehicle Toolkit for Local Governments
Local governments have an important role to play in making clean transportation a reality. Every day, local governments make decisions about municipal purchasing, the use of public streets and parking...
View ArticleProgress Report: President Biden’s First Year
Following years of rollbacks, President Joe Biden began his term nearly a year ago amidst unprecedented environmental and public health challenges. Despite these obstacles, his administration has made...
View ArticleElectric School Buses and the Grid
Environment America Research & Policy Center, U.S. PIRG Education Fund and Frontier Group are releasing a new report examining how the transition to electric school buses, in addition to keeping...
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