Clean Water Action Minnesota

Brunch for Better 2025 We hope you'll join us at the iconic Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant in Minneapolis for a fun, casual brunch event rooted in the celebration of the past and excitement for the future. Come mingle, eat d...

Brunch for Better 2025 is here! Get your tickets now!

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Save the date! Join us at our 3rd annual Brunch for Better on October 5, 2025 at 11:00 am. Details to come!

Is Silicone Better Than Plastic? Silicone is technically a type of plastic—and so, like all plastics, it is not completely free of environmental and health risks.

We get asked about silicone versus plastics A LOT when we give Healthy Homes presentations.

Here's what you need to know: www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/blog/2025/7/...

YouTube video by NSWParliament Public hearing – Select Committee on PFAS Contamination – 20 May 2025

Our State Director, Avonna Starck, joined Senator Seeberger to testify to the New South Wales, Australia, Parliament about Amara's Law.

Thank you to the Select Committee on PFAS Contamination in Waterways and Drinking Water Supplies Throughout New South Wales.

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YouTube video by More Perfect Union I Live 400 Yards From Mark Zuckerberg’s Massive Data Center

Senator Ann Rest and Representative @aishagomez.bsky.social - please hold data centers accountable.

"There are serious costs to communities once data centers are operational..."

#mnleg

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We've been working w/partners to stop huge give aways to data centers & ultra-rich polluters. The #mnleg is considering hundreds of millions of $$ in tax breaks for data centers that hog & pollute water w/toxic chemicals. Tax cuts to polluters is wrong for MN!

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Our State Director, Avonna, and Senator Judy Seeberger are testifying before New South Wales, Australia, Parliament’s Select Committee on PFAS Contamination in Waterways and Drinking Water Supplies Throughout New South Wales shortly!

Join them at 7pm!

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Official Statement | EPA Announces Plan to Delay and Weaken PFAS Drinking Water Protections Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its intention to reconsider the April 2024 health-based drinking water limits for four PFAS “forever” chemicals and to delay protections...

Clean Water Action in Minnesota helped deliver a win in May 2023, when @governorwalz.mn.gov signed the strongest PFAS reduction provisions in the country. Amara’s Law bans some products containing PFAS in 2025 and all non-essential uses of PFAS chemicals by 2032.

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Ban Minnesota's Ban on Plastic Bag Bans! Ending the plastic bag preemption will protect Minnesota waters, keep thousands of toxic chemicals out of our environment, save taxpayer dollars, and restore local control and autonomy. Life in plasti...

It's not too late - tell your Minnesota legislators that you support reversing the bag preemption! #mnleg #cleanwater #water

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We’re here for the State and Local Government omnibus bill.
Thank you Senator Tou Xiong for including the plastic bag preemption reversal language in this bill.

It’s time to restore local control!

Ban Minnesota's Ban on Plastic Bag Bans! Ending the plastic bag preemption will protect Minnesota waters, keep thousands of toxic chemicals out of our environment, save taxpayer dollars, and restore local control and autonomy. Life in plasti...

URGENT!

The Senate State and Local Government omnibus bill is on the floor of the Senate tomorrow.

Tell your legislators that you support repealing the preemption on plastic bags - restore local control!

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Make a Special Gift to Protect Clean Water in Minnesota Make a special gift to protect clean water in Minnesota today!

Tomorrow is Earth Day. We have a lot of work to do to protect the water we drink.

Please join us by giving the gift of clean water.

#cleanwater #give #support #earthday #water

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Book Discussion with Mariah Blake They Poisoned the World is a landmark investigation of the chemical industry's decades-long campaign to hide the dangers of forever chemicals, told through the story of a small town on the frontlines ...

Join us! Hear directly from @mariahblake.bsky.social as @deenawinter.bsky.social moderates. This will be an impactful morning.

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Event registration: act.cleanwater.org/page/168502/...

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Protect MN From PFAS: Protect Amara's Law! Amara’s Law is Minnesota’s commonsense solution to the PFAS crisis, which is projected to cost taxpayers between $14 billion and $28 billion over the next 20 years. Unfortunately it is now at risk of ...

URGENT:

Exemptions are being proposed to Amara's Law today in the Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee.

Tell your lawmaker that you support Amara's Law to and to oppose exemptions!

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We are thrilled that @mariahblake.bsky.social is holding her first public event for her soon-to-be-released book They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals.

Join us for a powerful and though provoking discussion.

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Ban Minnesota's Ban on Plastic Bag Bans! Ending the plastic bag preemption will protect Minnesota waters, keep thousands of toxic chemicals out of our environment, save taxpayer dollars, and restore local control and autonomy. Life in plasti...

HAPPENING NOW!

SF1598 (repealing the preemption on plastic bags in Minnesota) is being heard in the Senate State and Local Government Committee.

Tell your legislator now that you support SF1598!

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Duluth EPA lab’s future uncertain under plan to cut research arm At virtual meetings Tuesday, employees were told to focus on wrapping up current projects and to download personnel files from their work computers, two people who attended the meetings said.

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed eliminating its scientific and research arm and up to 75% of its staff, leaving the future of the agency’s Duluth freshwater laboratory and its more than 100 employees uncertain."

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UK Consumers Demand Action on PFAS, Driving Market Shifts - Environment+Energy Leader UK consumer concern over PFAS chemicals is rising, with strong support for stricter regulations. Businesses must adapt to meet shifting demands.

"Consumers demonstrate strong willingness to adjust their purchasing decisions based on PFAS content in products. Nearly four in five respondents (79%) stated they would opt for PFAS-free alternatives, even if it meant paying a premium."

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We are grateful for @pursell4mnhouse.bsky.social & all her work on the Public Waters Inventory last year.

Tomorrow, the House committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy is hearing a bill to gut this vital law.

Contact them today.

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Make a Special Gift to Protect Clean Water in Minnesota Make a special gift to protect clean water in Minnesota today!

Join us in protecting Minnesota's water for future generations. We need you now more than ever.
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"Perhaps more than any state in the union, Minnesota knows the dangers of PFAS. Responding to that potent local concern, Minnesota’s elected representatives passed one of the strictest laws in the country to protect Minnesotans from PFAS contamination."

GovInfo Official Publications from the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The Cookware Sustainability Alliance's injunction against Amara Law was denied!
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Join us on Tuesday, March 4 at 12:30 at the MN Capitol outside room G3 to tell Rep Josh Heintzeman that we stand firm together and demand Amara's Law be protected from attacks: www.facebook.com/share/19reDA...
#pfas #water

Protect MN From PFAS: Protect Amara's Law! Amara’s Law is Minnesota’s commonsense solution to the PFAS crisis, which is projected to cost taxpayers between $14 billion and $28 billion over the next 20 years. Unfortunately it is now at risk of ...

The Minnesota GOP wants to gut Amara's Law, the country's most comprehensive ban on #PFAS - we need you now more than ever. Tell your legislator to protect Amara's Law NOW:

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We started this morning with a press conference with Senator Jen McEwen and coalition partners to address data centers in Minnesota. Check it out here: www.facebook.com/share/v/1A7a...

@athenahollins.bsky.social is the voice we need right now. The Amazon lobbyist was sitting right behind us in the committee room and said NOTHING when called upon and asked if they were in attendance. MN deserves better.

We agree! We think Minnesotans should be put before the richest billionaires in the world. MN should NOT give tax breaks to big data centers. Amazon can pay their fair share.

Zero Waste Lobby Day at the Capital! Join us for a rally in the rotunda of the State Capital. Come to show your support for Zero Waste, talk to your legislators, and connect with other Zero Waste champions! If you would like to join a g...

Join us for zero waste lobby day at the capitol!
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM

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Act Now in Minnesota Take action today to protect clean water in Minnesota - now and for the future.

Curious how you can take action to support our work in Minnesota? Visit our ACT NOW page to see what we are working on and lend your voice to the cause!

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