Safer Chemicals for Minnesota

Did you know the shampoo, cleaner, or laundry detergent you wash down the drain may be harming your health and the health of our water? Find out how these chemicals are making their way from our products into our bodies and water, discover simple steps you can take to protect your health from toxic chemicals, and see what we're doing to fight for safer chemicals.

Items known to have PFAS chemicals: carpeting, non-stick cookware, rainjackets, tap water

Ask your Minnesota Lawmakers to prevent PFAS pollution

PFAS chemicals are a class of chemicals most in need of immediate policy action due to their wide-spread use in products, prevalence in breast milk and people’s bodies, and persistence in the environment. Ask your MN lawmakers to support legislation to prevent unnecessary PFAS use, require disclosure when PFAS chemicals are used, and to protect firefighters from PFAS foam today.
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Profiles in Prevention -- Urban Growler Brewing Company

When Urban Growler® Brewing Company opened in July 2014, it was the first women owned brewery in the state of Minnesota. Master Brewer Deb Loch and Jill Pavlak’s mission was to bring people together through beer. Deb brews traditional beers but also gets creative with the Plow to Pint series, where local ingredients and the farmers that produce them are featured.
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Profiles in Prevention -- Ladibugs

Ladibugs is a local business that specializes in lice prevention and elimination without dangerous chemicals. Ladibugs provide a full line of pesticide-free head lice products including shampoo, conditioner, mousse, mint spray, mint serum, and mint detangling spray. The line is a natural alternative proven to be more effective without the fear of harmful side effects.
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Profiles in Prevention -- Do Good Diapers

Do Good Diapers is a Minnesota local business that specializes in cloth and compostable diapers. Over the past year, Do Good Diapers has estimated they have kept 1,000,000 diapers out of the waste stream. Along with making family lives a little bit greener, Do Good Diapers is motivated to be more environmentally friendly by providing prevention of wastes and resources.
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Blog Posts

Publications

Minnesota Currents -- November 2019

In this issue: Putting Drinking Water First | Stay in the Loop: 3M Settlement | Field to Fork | Zero Waste | Best Buy Should Clean Up its Act

Minnesota Currents -- June 2019

In this issue: Legislative wrap-up | 3M Settlement update | Field to Fork | ReThink Disposable | Minnesotans go Washington | Water Action Day

Minnesota Currents | June 2018

In This Issue: Let's Protect Groundwater | Disappointment in the Legislative Session | Great Lakes Day | Victory at Lowe's | How to Conserve Water This Summer | Water Action Day 2018
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