Prioritize People, Not Polluters
Minnesota government should do right by its people and protect our communities and natural resources—not polluting companies.
We all need clean air and clean water to live healthy lives. Fortunately, our legislators have passed laws to protect Minnesotans and our environment. In some cases, those laws need to be strengthened.
But when state officials refuse to enforce existing laws, we all lose. It is the job of several state agencies (MPCA, DNR, Department of Health and more) to use existing laws to protect us from corporate polluters. Today, even when laws are strong, those agencies are failing us more and more often.
The problem is “polluter capture,” where corporate polluters have too much influence over how they are regulated. We are calling on Governor Walz to direct his state agencies to do their jobs and prioritize Minnesotans, not polluters.
It’s time to break polluters' grip over state regulators.
Agency Failures
"Water is life. We can't do without it... Everyone has a responsibility and that's ours, not just for today, but for future generations."
- Linda Herron, Duluth