Minnesota works to fit climate change into environmental reviews Plan would ask projects to add new data to agencies. December 24, 2020 — 9:22pm Text size Copy shortlink: How much carbon dioxide would a new hockey arena emit? Or a new housing subdivision, industrial plant or highway? Minnesotans will find out under the sweeping revisions being developed for its environmental review process. Multiple state agencies are working to integrate climate change impacts into those reviews, requiring accounting for greenhouse gas emissions and asking parties that are proposing projects to spell out how they'll mitigate them. It's a dramatic change that will reach most corners of the state, and no doubt draw resistance from industry, as Gov. Tim Walz's administration pushes to get Minnesota back in line with emission reduction goals.