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Tag: Environmental Justice

Posted inCLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

University of Minnesota launches environmental justice center to help underserved communities

Avatar photo by Andrew Hazzard August 24, 2023August 24, 2023

The University of Minnesota is home to a new federal office intended to get as much climate investment into environmental justice communities as possible.

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East Phillips group given more time to raise millions to buy Roof Depot site

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Minneapolis bans new heavy-polluting industries, limits existing facilities

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Environmental protections for diverse neighborhoods to be enshrined in law

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Proposed laws aim to identify pollution, create accountability and resources for environmental justice communities

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Wanted: Diverse applicants to serve on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s environmental justice advisory group.

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Minneapolis seeks $4.5 million bond from East Phillips nonprofit if Roof Depot project is delayed

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Marvin Roger Anderson was displaced from St. Paul’s historically Black Rondo Neighborhood as a child when Interstate 94 was constructed. Now in his 80s, he sees promise in a plan to reconnect the area.

Avatar photo by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred March 31, 2022April 12, 2022
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State agencies and local governments have compiled the data on how pollution affects people of color in Minnesota. Environmentalists say its time to act.

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Minneapolis Council spikes plan to expand public works facility in polluted East Phillips neighborhood. But urban farm proposal faces new challenges.

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Urban farm or public works facility? One of Minnesota’s most diverse and polluted neighborhoods is fighting against the city for a greener future.

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