North Dakota Leaders Push for Carbon Capture in Minnesota’s Climate Law Amid Constitutional Concerns and Legal Threats.

North Dakota officials, led by Republican Gov. Doug Burgum, and leaders in the state’s coal industry, are pushing for carbon capture and storage to be included in Minnesota’s carbon-free standard, a key part of the state’s climate law. The North Dakota Industrial Commission, a three-member panel led by Burgum and led by him, filed formal comments with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission expressing concerns about the constitutionality of the law. This letter follows threats by Governor Burgum a year ago to sue Minnesota over the clean power law. It also signals a rare area of agreement between Trump supporters and the Biden administration, which has strongly supported carbon capture.