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ENEWS: Census, redistricting, and voting restrictions
Growth & Justice and the census Amidst the hoopla last month of Minnesota emerging as #1 in the country in the census count and saving our congressional seat, we cracked a big smile here at G & J, having been an active participant in the “We Count” campaign and other efforts of the Minnesota Census Mobilization Partnership. G & J President Jane Leonard has served on the Minnesotans for the Amer... Read More
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ENEWS: Minnesota Climate Change
Minnesota climate change For the last week of April, we are maintaining our focus on climate change and the environment. We’ll take a closer look at climate change in Minnesota— one of the fastest-warming places in the U.S.— where we have seen the climate warm by 2.9 degrees Fahrenheit between 1895 and 2017, with the more drastic shifts happening in most recent years. Additionally, this article from MPR&nbs... Read More
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ENEWS: Happy Earth Day
Earth Day Today we celebrate the 51st Earth Day. It is our second Earth Day in the COVID-19 pandemic, which gives this particular Earth Day a unique lens in terms of climate change and environmental resilience. As we look hopefully toward a post-pandemic world, many of the changes humans were forced to make as a result of COVID-19 made a visible impact on the environment— habits that many are encouraging people to continue ... Read More
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ENEWS: Infrastructure & the Environment
Infrastructure and the Environment - APWA This week’s newsletter focuses on the intersection of environmental resilience and infrastructure. To do that, we want to highlight some work from the Minnesota chapter of the American Public Works Association, such as this presentation on their Environmental Stewardship Award 2020, which they awarded to Sustainable Eden Prairie. The effort works on “educat... Read More
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ENEWS: Sustainable Future, Legislation Tracking and Trial Updates
April: environmentally-focused newsletters As promised, Growth & Justice’s April newsletters will have an emphasis on climate change and environmental resilience. We’re starting off with this opinion article by Marita Bujold in MinnPost titled “Toward a sustainable future defined by racial, economic and environmental justice.” Bujold discusses The Headwaters Community Food & Water Bill (HF 1332/SF 1580) in ... Read More
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