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Eroding Memories and Erecting Risk on the Amite River

Upper Harbor Terminal: Can Minneapolis invest in its north side without pushing people out of their neighborhoods?

A Mini-Mississippi River May Help Save Louisiana’s Vanishing Coast

The 2100 Project: An Atlas for the Green New Deal

Strong Relationships Result in Conservation Action
In southeast Minnesota, we are fortunate to have an abundant supply of groundwater. It is the water we drink and the source of water in local trout streams. However, the unique geology of this region makes it vulnerable to contamination. A complex network of cracks, open channels, and caves below the surface provides a quick and direct path for surface water to reach groundwater. As water travels over the landscape it can carry contaminants such as bacteria, pesticides, fertilizers and road salt underground.

Making Room for Floods in the Midwest

Disconnected From The River

The Connection Between Water, Justice, and Health

Storying Pinhook: Representing the Community, the Floods, and the Struggle
When They Blew the Levee is a fierce love letter to the power of community, one encoded to Black sociality, the broader American social imaginary, and the mythical power of the Mississippi River. In praxis, it is a political tool—a lyrical baseball bat—for the residents of Pinhook, Missouri to wield in a rally against the sustained structural violence of a biased justice system and racialized world.