ST. PAUL, MN – Governor Mark Dayton released the following statement today regarding the federal Clean Power Plan.
“While Climate Change deniers try to obstruct federal efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we remain committed to making progress here in Minnesota. We won’t wait for this case to be resolved, because tackling climate change has never been about satisfying Washington bureaucrats. It’s about providing Minnesotans with affordable and reliable energy, while reducing the harmful emissions that threaten our environment and our health.
“Thanks to the bipartisan leadership of the Legislature and Governor Pawlenty, Minnesota has more than 50,000 clean energy jobs today. We must build on these past bipartisan efforts to build a clean energy economy that works for all Minnesotans. I look forward to renewing this work in 2017.”
