Minnesota

"Nobody deserves to go through what I did. We all deserve clean water and good health."

January 26, 2023 | By Benjamin Rule

"It is unacceptable to allow these forever chemicals to destroy not only our city, but our environment and our planet as well. If PFAS chemicals are even remotely to blame for my illness then I fear for the other people, families, and children living in the areas where they are at risk of exposure."

Be a Minnesotan Clean Water Voter!

October 28, 2022 | By Sasha Lewis-Norelle

There are less than two weeks until the midterm election! Every election is important, and this one will be pivotal in the fight for clean water, protecting democracy, and environmental justice.

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

January 28, 2022 | By Deanna White

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

Child looking out of a window, drinking water from a glass.

Chemicals being mixed in beakers. Photo credit: mediaphotos / Shutterstock

Let's make what our governments purchase more sustainable

Local governments need to purchase essential products just like any household or business - furniture, cleaning products, office supplies and building materials are necessary to keep things running smoothly. These products are often purchased in such large quantities that there can be a large measurable impact on the environment and the health of our communities.

Minnesotans Meet with Congressional Delegation to Prioritize Great Lakes Protection and Drinking Water

March 24, 2020 | By Steve Schultz

Clean Water Action Minnesota was in DC to talk about and support the GLRI Act of 2019 and advocated for significantly increasing federal funding for clean water and safe drinking water programs. The GLRI Act would provide stability for Great Lakes funding for at least five years, provide secure and stable funding, and will encourage more state and local governments, as well as private businesses, to invest in protection and restoration across the Great Lakes basin.

Minnesota’s Great Lakes Day team meeting with Republican U.S. Representative Jim Hagedorn (CD-1)

Mid-Session Defense Update

April 24, 2018 | By Deanna White

We are halfway through the Minnesota 2018 legislative session and it’s been made clear that some of our lawmakers are not willing to put our environment and public health first. They are placing policies that ignore science and weaken protections for our land, air, and water before people.

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