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Wellhead Protection for Our Drinking Water
Laura Sachs is a Program Intern with our Minnesota Office
Everyone has a right to safe and affordable drinking water. Clean water is one of Minnesota’s most precious resources, and it’s time that we act like it.
Nearly 75% of Minnesotans gets their drinking water from groundwater. With almost 10,000 public water sources coming together to supply drinking water, we need robust protections in place to ensure the health and safety of all of our communities. That’s where Wellhead Protection Plans come in. A Wellhead Protection Plan is a strategy designed to protect public drinking water supplies
Defending Our Water and Health in the 2017 Legislative Session
There was widespread concern in the environmental community that the Minnesota Legislature would spend the 2017 legislative session putting our water, air, and public health at risk.
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.
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.
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.