A "no" vote means that Minnesota’s statutory guidelines were not put in place to generate carbon free energy by 2040. No guidelines were put in place to address pollution in areas of environmental justice or wages of workers in the energy sector.
A "yes" vote prohibits the registration of new deer and elk farms and the importation of white-tailed deer into the state, curbing a major source of CWD transmission.
A "yes" vote directs the MPCA to promote the use of energy sources and waste disposal methods that produce the least greenhouse gases, encourages the agency to adopt greenhouse gas standards, and allows for permit regulation based on greenhouse gas emissions.