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Minnesota Currents | Fall 2018
Minnesota Currents | June 2018
2018 Minnesota Party Platform Issue Resolution - Drinking Water Infrastructure
In Support of:
Drinking Water Infrastructure
WHEREAS, water is a fundamental component of modern society, supporting a range of essential activities for consumers and businesses;
WHEREAS, public and private water and wastewater systems in the United States deliver clean water for drinking and removing and treating wastewater from homes using a complex infrastructure of plants, pumps, and pipes;
WHEREAS, by many estimates, including those of the American Water Works Association, an estimated $1 trillion is necessary to maintain and expand service to meet demands over the next 25 years;
WHEREAS
2018 Minnesota Party Platform Issue Resolution - Safer Consumer Products
A Resolution Supporting
SAFER CONSUMER PRODUCTS
WHEREAS, of the over 80,000 chemicals in commerce only 200 of these chemicals have been tested for their effect on human health or the environment; and
WHEREAS, toxic chemicals such as flame retardants, BPA, formaldehyde and others continue to be found in consumer products, posing a risk to public health and water quality; and
WHEREAS, The Minnesota Department of Health has identified thirty commonly detected chemicals in our groundwater alone such as, pesticides, vinyl chloride, plasticizers and others; and
WHEREAS, promoting and providing
2018 Minnesota Party Platform Issue Resolution - Tire Mulch Moratorium
A Resolution Supporting
AN IMMEDIATE MORATORIUM ON THE INSTALLATION OF RECYCLED TIRE MULCH AND CRUMB RUBBER ON PLAYGROUNDS AND ARTIFICIAL TURF FIELDS
WHEREAS, the public has a right to a healthful environment and to be free of the health and environmental hazards posed by the chemical exposures and other dangers from recycled tire mulch and crumb rubber; and
WHEREAS, the use of recycled tire mulch and crumb rubber on playgrounds and artificial turf fields, which has increased in popularity over the years, contains hazardous substances, including heavy metals such as zinc, cadmium, and lead