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Crude Oil Trains in Baltimore: Too Dangerous for the Rails
Big Oil companies’ push to extract and refine more extreme forms of oil has led to unprecedented transport of explosive and climate-polluting crude oil on our nation’s rail lines.
Crude oil train traffic grew 5,100 percent from 2008 to 2014 due to the rapid increase in fracking for oil in the Bakken
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2018 Minnesota Party Platform Issue Resolution - Drinking Water Infrastructure
In Support of:
Drinking Water Infrastructure
WHEREAS, water is a fundamental component of modern society, supporting a range of essential activities for consumers and businesses;
WHEREAS, public and private water and wastewater systems in the United States deliver clean water for drinking and
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2018 Minnesota Party Platform Issue Resolution - Safer Consumer Products
A Resolution Supporting
SAFER CONSUMER PRODUCTS
WHEREAS, of the over 80,000 chemicals in commerce only 200 of these chemicals have been tested for their effect on human health or the environment; and
WHEREAS, toxic chemicals such as flame retardants, BPA, formaldehyde and others continue to be found
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2018 Minnesota Party Platform Issue Resolution - Tire Mulch Moratorium
A Resolution Supporting
AN IMMEDIATE MORATORIUM ON THE INSTALLATION OF RECYCLED TIRE MULCH AND CRUMB RUBBER ON PLAYGROUNDS AND ARTIFICIAL TURF FIELDS
WHEREAS, the public has a right to a healthful environment and to be free of the health and environmental hazards posed by the chemical exposures and
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2018 Minnesota Party Platform Issue Resolution - Clean Energy
A Resolution Supporting
CLEAN ENERGY EXPANSION
WHEREAS, Minnesota is on a path to clean energy, but is still over dependent on coal which still fuels nearly half of Minnesota’s electricity; and
WHEREAS, the combustion of fossil fuels, through direct emissions and through secondary climate change
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