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Repair, Don’t Replace: How Fixing My Headphones Changed My Perspective

November 10, 2025 | By Gabriel Tufte

This experience taught me something beyond just saving money. By choosing to repair instead of replace, I made a more sustainable choice that helped reduce electronic waste.

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Healing Our Waters

October 1, 2015 | By Steve Schultz

During the last week of September, Healing Our Waters – Great Lakes Coalition brought together a diverse group of more than 400 people from throughout the Great Lakes region to attend the Great Lakes Restoration Conference in Chicago. I attended as Minnesota’s state lead for the coalition. At the

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Coal Ash, Arsenic and the Land of 10,000 Lakes

July 1, 2015 | By Steve Schultz

Coal ash is not a high profile issue in Minnesota--- but it should be.

What the Appalachian Trail Taught Me about Clean Water

July 3, 2014 | By Rachel Sicheneder

Water. Clean Water. It’s amazing how my thru-hike on the Appalachian Trail has completely centered my life around it.