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Soak Up the Sun, Not the Waste: Your Guide to a Sustainable Minnesota Summer

Summer in Minnesota is pure magic. Whether you’re camping in the Northwoods, boating on one of our 10,000 lakes, or dancing at a neighborhood festival, there’s no shortage of ways to enjoy the season. But all that fun can also mean a lot of waste. This summer, let’s protect the places we love by treading a little lighter. Read on for ideas on how to camp, boat, and party sustainably across our beautiful state.

Tell the Baltimore City Council and Mayor Scott to invest in Zero Waste!

For Baltimore City to build an effective and equitable transition away from incinerating our trash by 2030, we need to be investing serious money in Zero Waste infrastructure, now. But Mayor Scott’s proposed budget doesn’t do that - and last week, we learned more. Contact Mayor Scott and your Councilmembers today: amend the budget to invest in Zero Waste!

At last week’s City Council workshop on the DPW budget ( watch the recording here ), we learned a lot more about what isn’t in the budget and why. DPW Director Zaied shared that DPW requested the Mayor allocate $4.3 million in this year’s

Big progress on sewage backups in Baltimore

Great news! When we rallied at City Hall last November and joined the City Council at a hearing to investigate DPW's policies around sewage backups, everyone heard loud and clear that DPW's policies around sewer backups and its Expedited Reimbursement program weren't working. At the follow-up hearing this Tuesday, DPW acknowledged that they heard that too - and announced a number of changes that, once implemented, will make a big difference for people faced with sewage backing up into their home.

They said they have already made these changes:

raising the maximum reimbursement through the
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