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2026 Legislative Priorities in Minnesota

February 18, 2026 | By Morgan Schafer
Building off of our work from previous sessions, hearing what’s important to our members, and strategizing up with our partners and coalitions, we have laid out four main priorities this session: PFAS Defense, Data Centers, Plastics, and E-Waste.
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2026 Legislative Priorities: Minnesota
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They Never Stop: What the Polluted Water Rule Fight Taught Us and Why the Next Attack Came So Fast

February 4, 2026 | By Sean Jackson
The public comment period on the so-called “Polluted Water Rule” closed on January 5, 2026. Almost immediately, the Trump administration moved on to its next attack on the Clean Water Act, this time targeting Section 401, one of the most important tools states and Tribes have to protect their waters. That timing tells you everything you need to know.
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Dr. King as a Blueprint for Activist Ethnography

January 14, 2026 | By Janée Kelly
As a burgeoning anthropologist, I have had to come to terms many times over with the history of the discipline. The use of words like “primitive” or “exotic” used to describe what we see as the “other”— A way in which to remove ourselves from the reality of our shared humanity.
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