Updates and Articles

Regarding Roe v. Wade
June 30, 2022

FMR is proud to announce that at its meeting on June 29, the Board of Directors adopted a resolution (below) to support comprehensive, voluntary and equitable reproductive health care for all. We are committed to both environmental and reproductive justice.

“Civic institutions should not remain silent on issues that so profoundly affect our fundamental human rights and have such a disproportionate, inequitable impact,” said FMR Board member Nou Yang. “Everyone deserves to live in a safe environment, free to make decisions about their own bodies and health." >>

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FMR supports reproductive health care choices
Where we work: South Branch Vermillion River Aquatic Management Area
June 24, 2022
Located along a newly re-meandered stretch of the South Branch of the Vermillion River, this 24-acre woodland-turned-savanna is now a showcase for successful savanna restoration. Read more
As 'dead zone' forecast rolls in, so do endorsements of a new federal river initiative
by sue rich
June 17, 2022

Predictions of a 5,000+ square mile dead zone where the Mississippi meets the Gulf of Mexico highlight the need for a major coordinated effort to restore the river. That's why we're so excited to announce that the Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative now has more than 100 endorsing organizations. Join us!  >>

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Neighborhood takes the lead on restoration
June 17, 2022

At James I. Rice Park in Minneapolis, a neighborhood community saw a need for restoration of their beloved park and banded together to make it happen.  >>

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Where we work: William H. Houlton Conservation Area
June 16, 2022
At the William H. Houlton Conservation Area — one of the largest undeveloped riverfront properties in the metro — we're restoring 160 acres of soybean field and grazed grasslands into prairie and oak savanna. Read more
Passed (with a side of controversy): Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund appropriation
by Trevor Russell
June 16, 2022

On the final weekend of the legislative session, lawmakers finalized $70.88 million in spending from the state’s Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund. It includes some great projects and a fair amount of controversy.  >>

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Courtney Cochran to lead art projects in Water Knowledge Network series
by Laura Mann Hill
June 15, 2022

Anishinaabe Artist, filmmaker and community organizer Courtney Cochran will create water-based art with youth and adult participants in our Water Knowledge Network workshop series in Minneapolis this summer.  >>

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How FMR's priorities fared this legislative session
by Trevor Russell
May 24, 2022

Despite a historic surplus, this year's legislative session was disappointing from FMR's standpoint. Here's where our priorities stand, with a few bright spots included.  >>

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Passed: Investments in clean-water crops and their supply chains
by Peter LaFontaine
May 23, 2022

Not much made it over the finish line before the legislative session ended on May 23, but lawmakers did pass a bill including new investments in clean-water crops and their supply chains. Here's our take on the final package and where we go from here.  >>

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New York Times spotlights U of M's clean-water crops
May 19, 2022
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