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 "no" vote does not update Minnesota’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal, maintaining the state’s 2050 target at an 80% reduction relative to 2005 levels.
A "yes" vote passes SF 4091 without important general fund energy investments, advancing the bill to a Conference Committee alongside the House version.
A "no" vote does not ban the use of PFAS in apparel, ski wax, cookware, cosmetics, carpets and textiles, and juvenile products; keeping dangerous forever chemicals in common consumer products.