Alongside community members, tribal partners, and allies, we accomplished so much in our ongoing efforts to protect our environment and the health of Minnesotans in 2024. Our latest blog post is a reminder of what collective action makes possible. https://lnkd.in/gT2-DzCw
Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
Environmental Services
St Paul, Minnesota 1,516 followers
MCEA works in the courts, agencies, and at the legislature to protect the health of Minnesota’s environment and people.
About us
The mission of Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy is to use law, science, and research to protect Minnesota’s environment, its natural resources, and the health of its people. MCEA envisions clean water, clean air, healthy ecosystems, a sustainable economy, and improved public health for all Minnesotans. We are committed to growing our capacity and impact to achieve measurable progress toward this vision. For 50 years, we’ve worked at the legislature, in the courts, and with public agencies to enact, strengthen, and enforce smart environmental laws. MCEA is the leading legal voice protecting Minnesota’s environment, with deep organizational expertise that includes some of the foremost environmental law and policy professionals in the state. We work on many different issues, especially water, land use & transportation, clean energy, natural resources, and mining. Learn more about Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy at http://www.mncenter.org
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http://www.mncenter.org/
External link for Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- St Paul, Minnesota
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1974
- Specialties
- natural resources, environment, nonprofit, law, legal advocacy, Minnesota, Climate, policy, water, air, and research
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1919 University Ave W
St Paul, Minnesota, US
Employees at Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
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Don't forget to register for our latest webinar: Trusting the Tap With expected rollbacks of federal environmental protections, how do we use tools at the state level to protect our drinking water? Join us Wed, Jan 8 at noon to learn more! https://loom.ly/y2HrIok
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"We need to change the way we approach agricultural drainage, or these floods will continue to get worse." Don't miss this op-ed in the Strib showing the impacts of erosion on Minnesotans. https://loom.ly/KwGKktE
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MCEA staffers visited our partner in the Zero Waste coalition, Eureka Recycling. Eureka is a mission-driven non-profit that is dedicated to driving our society towards zero waste. We toured the recycling center in Minneapolis where Eureka employees sort our recycling into valuable material streams that end up in products mainly within Minnesota.
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MCEA staff are seated for our afternoon climate webinar. Couldn't join us? Sign up to get the recording in your inbox! https://lnkd.in/g3UyW8nq
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“Today, the Court of Appeals affirmed, once again, that Winona County has the right to determine how best to balance the economic interests of its growing agricultural sector with the community’s right to safe drinking water,” said Amelia Vohs, MCEA Climate Program Director. https://loom.ly/nY3gcNw
Press release: Minnesota Court of Appeals affirms local county’s right to protect drinking water from pollution from large industrial feedlot | Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
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We're so excited for this upcoming webinar. Join more than 400 other supporters who are registered to get inspired by climate work!
Join me Wednesday, Dec. 11 at noon! I’m excited to join the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy for a free webinar to talk about what inspires and motivates me to keep addressing climate change through journalism. Join Project Optimist, Sachiko Graber, and MCEA’s Barbara Freese as we talk about how we build resilience and find hope in our respective climate work. Register for “A Light in the Dark: Lessons on sustaining ourselves in the climate crisis” https://lnkd.in/gmFkM__8
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ICYMI: What are the connections between agricultural drainage and water pollution? https://loom.ly/9DIS7I0
Minnesota’s fertile farm fields have a cost, as this summer’s floods showed
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Don't forget to register for this inspiring conversation with three climate advocates. Climate work takes all of us and they'll share how they're helping shape our collective future. Join us for this free webinar on December 11th at noon. https://loom.ly/gBalme0
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Looking forward to Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy's timely conversation with some of my colleagues in #climate advocacy, Nora Hertel and Barbara Freese! Join us on Dec 11 to chat about sustaining our climate efforts. Let me know if you have any initial thoughts or questions👇
It’s time to connect with people who are ready to work for the future we want to see. Join me for an inspiring conversation on how we sustain our work on climate change - and ourselves - during this challenging time. I'm excited to be on panel with Sachiko Graber!! Register for this free webinar on December 11th at noon. https://lnkd.in/gmFkM__8
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: A Light in the Dark: lessons on sustaining ourselves in the climate crisis. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
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