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2024 Minnesota Meeting
The Minnesota Meeting is back and focused on the environment. Check out this video to get a glimpse of the day and some of the important issues that were explored.
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This funding will deliver large-scale federal resources to scores of organizations and individuals who together are building the movement for climate justice.- R.T. Rybak
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Environmental Justice in the Great Lakes Region
Check out this informative panel discussion from the 2024 Minnesota Meeting where experts focus on environmental justice.
Our world is big and none of us can protect it alone, especially given the climate crisis we face. Learn more about how we are bringing diverse communities together to take action for climate justice.
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2024 Minnesota Meeting
The Minnesota Meeting is back and focused on the environment. Check out this video to get a glimpse of the day and some of the important issues that were explored.
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Environmental Justice in the Great Lakes Region
Check out this informative panel discussion from the 2024 Minnesota Meeting where experts focus on environmental justice.
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Minnesota Meeting: Environment
Join us to hear from local and national leaders in the environmental justice movement, learn more about a new initiative focused on Minnesota’s water, and discover how unprecedented public funding to address human health and environmental challenges could be a game-changer for communities across the Great Lakes region.
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Protecting Our Urban Forest Together
Emerald ash borer infestation is an issue that affects all of Minneapolis, but removing diseased trees is expensive, and so it's also important for our community to tackle this problem in a way that's fair to everyone.
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Climate Action and Racial Equity Grants Awarded to 9 Local Groups
The Minneapolis Climate Action and Racial Equity Fund today announced $300,000 in grants to nine local organizations doing innovative work on climate change.
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Apply to Serve on Our Regional Advisory Committee
The Great Lakes TCGM Partnership is pleased to announce a call for applications from environmental justice leaders interested in serving on a 10-member Regional Community Advisory Committee.
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2024 Climate Action and Racial Equity Grants
We are pleased to announce that the Minneapolis Climate Action and Racial Equity Fund is now accepting applications for its next round of grants.
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Minnesota’s Water – A Call for Bold Ideas and Collective Action
The Water Project is about getting everyone who cares about our water – leaders in science, academia, government, business, and across our community – to shape bold strategies for sustainability.
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Great Lakes Partnership Selected For New EPA Program
The Minneapolis Foundation, in partnership with the Midwest Environmental Justice Network, NDN Collective, and RE-AMP Network, has been selected as a grantmaker in its new Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking program.
Read StoryClimate Action and Racial Equity Fund
The Climate Action and Racial Equity Fund drives local action on climate change in diverse Minneapolis communities. A partnership between the City of Minneapolis, the Minneapolis Foundation, and the McKnight Foundation, this fund supports innovative, community-driven climate solutions
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