Minnesota Statewide Media Project

Recommended this month:  Permitting Reform

• Write an LTE about permitting reform. Write a letter to the editor (LTE) and submit it to your local newspaper. Your letter can highlight that outdated and slow permitting processes are delaying clean, reliable energy projects and urge your Members of Congress to work together on updates. Check out our LTE Topics resource for talking points, or attend this month’s LTE workshop on Feb. 11 for a quick training and chance to write alongside other CCL volunteers.

Tip: Consider what messages resonate most with your Members of Congress—whether that’s local economic benefits, grid reliability, lower energy costs, or cleaner air—and tailor your LTE accordingly.

• Submit an op-ed. New Op-ed template hot off the presses. Download, customize, and submit our latest permitting reform op-ed template to make the case for why Congress should prioritize modernizing the permitting process. 

• Build relationships with local media. Reach out to a local reporter to share how permitting reform would directly impact your community, such as faster clean energy projects, job creation, or improved energy reliability.

• Engage editorial boards. If your local newspaper has an editorial board, request a meeting to discuss permitting reform and its local benefits. Engage with editors of small newspapers near you. 

• Other topics: see Current LTE Topics or write anything about climate–let’s keep this issue in front of people. 

At the State Level

• New report shows Minnesota's electric grid at high risk of future power shortages. You could write about the need to lift the nuclear moratorium in MN to reduce the risk of power shortages. 

• CCL Minnesota Current State-Level Media Topics