BREAKING: Federal Bill Would Put Big Oil Above the Law | Center for Climate Integrity Republicans Introduce Legislation to Give Fossil Fuel Companies Immunity from Any Laws or Lawsuits Seeking to Hold them Accountable for their Role in the Climate Crisis

Republicans know they are about to lose the House and are trying to give Big Oil its holy grail: legal immunity from any futures actions that would hold the industry responsible for the climate crisis it knowingly caused and is making worse every day.

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Thank you Sen. Smith and Klobuchar for standing up for public lands and the BWCA against this rare use of the CRA.

Northern MN’s natural resources and economy have been prized by Minnesotans for generations. I don’t trust Trump or foreign corporations to protect our sacred BWCA.

Virginia joins a national effort to ensure only popular vote winners become president With Virginia on board, the National Popular Vote Compact is now enacted in states worth 222 electoral votes. Here's what that means.

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Counterpoint | The case for a Minnesota climate superfund This bill will hold fossil fuel companies responsible for climate change and require that huge corporations pay their share of cleanup costs, write state lawmakers Ann Johnson Stewart and Athena Holli...

Our Climate Superfund authors are in the strib today, laying out the case for the superfund clearly: you make a mess, you clean it up.

Regular Minnesotans shouldn't get stuck with the bill while the fossil fuel companies that caused the climate crisis are let off the hook. #mnleg

Artemis II's moonbound astronauts capture Earth's brilliant blue beauty as they leave it behind The Artemis II astronauts captured our blue planet’s brilliant beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon. (AP produced by Javier Arciga)

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What’s Next After No Kings 3? · No Kings On March 28, millions of us made it clear: we don't do kings in America. Our nonviolent movement is only growing. At our March 31 Mass Call, you'll hear from leaders and fellow local activists to cele...

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Ely No Kings March 28 300 strong!

‘The more they come down on us, the more we come together’: 14 No Kings protesters on where to go from here Saturday’s protests drew millions of people across the US and around the world. The Guardian spoke with some of them to see why they were there and what’s next

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So what’s next after today’s historic No Kings Day protests?

We’re glad you asked: nokings.org/whats-next #NoKings

Keith Ellison: I want you to know, as your Minnesota Attorney General, that justice is not optional. Accountability is coming.

Several thousand packed a #NoKings rally in Duluth, Minnesota.

📷️: Jana Hollingsworth

Bruce Springsteen performs "Streets of Minneapolis" at the #NoKings rally in St. Paul.

Video by Neal Justin.

A flannel-clad Gov. Tim Walz delivered a barn burner speech to rally Minnesotans at the #NoKings rally in St. Paul.

Walz pledged support for Somali Minnesotans and warned the federal government: “Don't ever mistake our kindness for weakness.”

Organizers estimate more than 200,000 people attended the flagship #NoKings rally at the Minnesota State Capitol, possibly setting a record for the largest single-day protest in state history.

📷️: Renee Jones Schneider

At #NoKings in St. Paul, Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke about Minnesota's place in history books following the resistance to Operation Metro Surge.

He honored Renee Good and Alex Pretti as "two brave Americans who lost their lives in the struggle."

What’s Next After No Kings 3? · No Kings On March 28, millions of us made it clear: we don't do kings in America. Our nonviolent movement is only growing. At our March 31 Mass Call, you'll hear from leaders and fellow local activists to cele...

www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Flagship No Kings protest draws tens of thousands to St. Paul • Minnesota Reformer Tens of thousands gathered at the Capitol in St. Paul Saturday as part of the national “No Kings” day of protest, with speakers and singers decrying the Trump administration’s authoritarian policies a...

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Red flare for Trump: 'No Kings' rallies a show of political force With a Revolutionary-era slogan, the protests had an historic geographical reach across the country. What does that mean for November?

"The third No Kings protests were an unmistakable display of political force..."

"Two-thirds of participants live in suburban, small town or rural areas, a 40% increase over last time in protesters from outside big cities..."

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Over 100 ‘No Kings’ rallies are planned across Minnesota on Saturday, flagship event in St. Paul Organizers expect millions of people to take part in over 3,200 rallies planned across the world on Saturday.

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Trump Administration to Pay $1 Billion to Energy Giant to Cancel Wind Farms

"The deal is an extraordinary transfer of taxpayer dollars to a foreign company for the purposes of boosting the production of fossil fuels, a main driver of climate change, while throttling offshore wind power." (gift article)

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Check Your Voter Registration Status - Vote.org It takes less than 30 seconds to check your registration status with our free 50-state tool. And if you're not registered, we'll help you take care of that too. Fast, free, secure, non-partisan.

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6 Surprising Facts About Trees That Will Change How You See Forests | Earth Day Celebrate World Mangrove Day by discovering six surprising facts about trees that reveal just how vital they are to our planet’s health and future.

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Join Nonviolence International for a webinar on March 16, Monday, at 11:30am CT and 6:30pm Jerusalem time, entitled Solidarity in Action: Resisting Occupation in Palestine and Minnesota.

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Bill aims to recognize inherent right of wild rice, Minnesota’s state grain in decline State agencies say such a law would create a legal vulnerability, but advocates say wild rice is vulnerable and needs protections.

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Minnesota township elections are March 10. Here's what you need to know to vote Township elections are being held across Minnesota on March 10. They are uniquely hyper-local with voters serving two purposes: electing their township board and deciding the future of their township ...

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Unique Opportunity to Request that the Minnesota DNR List and Protect More Aitkin County Public Waters Streams and Wetlands!

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Iran’s people were facing a horrible shortage of water before the war began. If we are destroying desalination plants and setting fire to Teheran we are committing unfathomable crimes.