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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

Taking on Toxics (and more!) in the Minnesota Legislature

Update: The PFAS Prevention Package was introduced in the 2022 legislative session. all but one of the 8 bills made it into the final Environmental Omnibus bill in the House. Like most bills this year, it did not pass by the end of session. However, with the issue of these harmful “forever chemicals” continuing to gain visibility and concern, we expect to keep making progress on state policy next session.

The Minnesota Legislature is gathering now for their 2022 session. Last year Clean Water Action helped to pass a ban on PFAS (The Forever Chemicals) in Food Packaging and successfully worked

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