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Thursday March 28th 2024

‘Cover Stories’ Archives

After Decades of Poor Air in Phillips, Proof: Pollutants Harm Health

MN 2023 Law Prompts Change: where over 40% are non-white & over 40% limited English, and/or 35% low income By H. LYNN ADELSMAN & ROB HENDRICKSON Map above by Rob Hendrickson. With severe wildfire smoke covering much of the country this June, air quality is back in the headlines, but some of the most hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) have been present in our neighborhoods for decades. This past spring, a statewide law passed (HF637) requiring the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to consider the cumulative impacts of air pollution before adding to the burden, also known as the Frontline Communities Protection Act.Cumulative impacts are the total combinations of chemical and non-chemical emissions across space and time that cause disease and affect health, well-being, and quality of life outcomes. This new bill requires analyzing existing levels of pollution before issuing air quality permits in areas like Phillips that are over 40% non-white, 40% limited [...]

Dr. Fardin Oliaei, ‘Whistle Blower’ Has Same Warning, 20 Years Later

By MAXIME GROEN, Women’s Environmental Institute With recent headlines that read “I was exposed to these chemicals and… I will die with this cancer,”, ”How can I avoid eating food with ‘forever chemicals?”, and “There must be something in the water,” there’s a warning, and they all have to do with something called PFAS.Over the past 20 years, PFAS is a term that has been increasingly discussed in corporate offices, the media, Congress, and even hospital rooms.What exactly are PFAS? Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS for short, are a class of chemical compounds that were created by humans in the 1940s. PFAS has been used in the manufacturing of cookware, cosmetics, carpeting, fast food wrappers, sunscreen, fire extinguishing foam, and many more everyday products. These chemicals do not break down over time and, instead, accumulate in peoples’ bodies and the environment, giving them the nickname “forever chemicals.” However, despite evidence [...]

Phillips-Related Provisions Passed in 2023 Legislative Session

Phillips-Related Provisions Passed in 2023 Legislative Session

By CIRIEN SAADEH Governor Tim Walz, holds up the One Minnesota Budget bill following a ceremonial signing event on the steps of the Capitol Wednesday, May 24. Photo by Michele Jokinen As part of the $72 billion One Minnesota budget passed by the legislature, Governor Tim Walz signed into law several budget and policy omnibus bills with provisions pertinent to the Phillips community. Here is a round-up list of some of the budget provisions and what they will mean for the Phillips community. As part of a $2.6 billion infrastructure package signed by the Governor, and authored by Rep. Fue Lee (DFL - District 59A, Minneapolis) and Sen. Sandra L. Pappas (DFL - District 69, Saint Paul), there is support for the Minneapolis American Indian Center, a timeline extension for the $5 million in financial support originally passed in 2019.Also in the infrastructure package is $4 million for the Indigenous People’s Task Force, located in the Phillips community . The specific provision [...]

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