State of North Dakota v. Nancy Lange

In 2007, Minnesota adopted the Next Generation Energy Act, a statute designed in part to regulate "greenhouse gas emissions and renewable energy standards." Ch. 136, 2007 Minn. Laws 1359, 1359. The Act required, in relevant part, that "no person shall ... (2) import or commit to import from outside the state power from a new large energy facility that would contribute to statewide power sector carbon dioxide emissions; or (3) enter into a new long-term power purchase agreement that would increase statewide power sector carbon dioxide emissions." Minn. Stat. § 216H.03, subdiv. 3(2)-(3) (2016).3