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What’s in Our Water Is in Our Brains: A Minnesota Perspective for Brain Awareness Week

March 20, 2026 | By Morgan Schafer

We know the products we interact with, even the air we breathe and water we drink, can impact our health. This Brain Awareness Week, it’s worth taking a look at different contaminants that threaten our brain health—and what we can do about it.

Rethink Disposable in Minnesota: Meet Chloe!

June 12, 2023 | By Chloe Kintop

Meet Chloe, working in Minnesota to reduce single use disposable plastics and save businesses money by helping businesses make the switch to resusable foodware!

Clean Water Action Waves | In The News, May 2023

Clean Water Waves | In The News, May 2023

May 31, 2023 | By Jennifer Schlicht

Our work to protect clean water across the country often makes the news. Clean Water Waves highlights recent articles featuring our staff speaking on their areas of activism and expertise.

PFAS Victory in Minnesota - Thanks To Your Support!

May 30, 2023 | By Avonna Starck

We fought off attacks from high paid lobbyists, who flew in from around the country, to represent industry’s interests at the sake of our water and our health. They argued that corporate profits should be put above Minnesotans and we refused to let that message win. And it didn't. WE won, passing the nation's strongest PFAS legislation, and several other critical policies to protect the state we love.

Sasha Lewis-Norelle at Frontline Communities Protection Act Press Conference

Cumulative Impacts Win for MN & Next Steps for Environmental Justice

May 23, 2023 | By Sasha Lewis-Norelle

With the 2023 legislative session ending, Minnesota joins New Jersey and New York in passing cumulative impacts legislation. This bill is the culmination of years of work, community advocacy and organizing, research, and building power at the legislature to protect our overburdened communities - and the movement for environmental justice is growing.