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Concrete Beach Party draws attention to at-risk waterways.

Members of Environment Minnesota and Clean Water Action Minnesota held a concrete beach party in St. Paul to draw attention to a bill in the U.S. House that would put our state's waterways and drinking water at risk. Read more.

News Release | Environment Minnesota

Join Polar Explorer Ann Bancroft for Earth Day Celebration

We have a sold-out house for Earth Day celebration on Tuesday, April 17th at the Red Stag Supperclub where we will hear from Polar Explorer Ann Bancroft, and Fresh Energy's Executive Director Michael Noble, and we'll be honoring former state legislator and PUC Chair Ellen Anderson, Vice President Walter Mondale and others.

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News Release | Environment Minnesota

Obama Administration to Protect Minnesotans’ Health by Setting Carbon Pollution Standards for New Power Plants

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed historic new limits on carbon pollution from new power plants.

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News Release | Environment Minnesota

Over 1.4 Million Pounds of Toxic Chemicals Dumped into Minnesota Waterways

Industrial facilities dumped 1,455,361 pounds of toxic chemicals into Minnesota waterways, according to a new report released today by Environment Minnesota and co-authored by the Frontier Group.

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Report | Environment Minnesota Research & Policy Center

Wasting our Waterways 2012

Industrial facilities continue to dump millions of pounds of toxic chemicals into America’s rivers, streams, lakes and ocean waters each year—threatening both the environment and human health.

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News Release | Environment Minnesota Research and Policy Center

4 of 5 Minnesotans Hit by Recent Weather Disasters; New Report Says Global Warming to Bring More Extreme Weather

As we continue to set record-high temperatures nearly every day this week in Minnesota, a new Environment Minnesota report documents how global warming could lead to certain extreme weather events becoming even more common or more severe in the future. 

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