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.

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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Exchanging school trust lands isn't 'for the sake of our children'

Whenever an issue becomes center stage at the Minnesota Legislature, citizens should be alert to a hidden political agenda.

Report | Environment Minnesota Research and Policy Center

Too Close to Home

Leakage of radioactive material into groundwater is a common occurrence at U.S. nuclear power plants.  Because of the inherent risks of nuclear power, the United States should ensure that all currently operating nuclear power plants are, at the latest, retired at the end of their operating licenses and the nation should move toward cleaner, safer solutions such as energy efficiency and renewable energy for our future energy needs.

News Release | Environment Minnesota Research and Policy Center

Nuclear Power Plants Threaten Drinking Water for 935,100 Minnesotans

The drinking water for 935,100 people in Minnesota could be at risk of radioactive contamination from a leak or accident at a local nuclear power plant, says a new study released today by Environment Minnesota Research & Policy Center and the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group (MPIRG).

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More Minnesota lakes, rivers added to impaired list

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is adding another 500 lakes and stretches of river to its list of impaired waters.
This new list brings the total number of impaired rivers and lakes to more than 3,600.

News Release | Environment Minnesota

Green Ideas & Ham Breakfast Forum Next Week on Sustainable Farming

Environment Minnesota’s monthly breakfast forum Green Ideas & Ham will cover sustainable farming, a timely topic this fall harvest season.

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Help defend Clean Water Act

Our waters are beautiful — but they’re in trouble. Many lakes are threatened by pollution and overdevelopment. In fact, about 40 percent of tested waterways statewide are classified as impaired.

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Environmentalists Hold a Concrete Beach Party in St. Paul

How would you like to spend a hot summer day, in a parking lot?

That's what two environmental groups say could happen if Congress doesn't stick up for Minnesota lakes.

News Release | Environment Minnesota

Minnesota’s Beach Closings Decrease

As Minnesotans flock to the beach this summer, pollution from stormwater runoff and sewage overflows continue to impact the coast of Lake Superior.

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