Tag Archive for: Water

Tania Aubid, Water Protector
When they took down the trees, to me that is an act of genocide. That is a declaration of war against the Ojibwe — to push this pipeline through.

Lobbying for Urban Environmental Justice
How one North Minneapolis woman is tackling city development around water waste, building awareness about consumer choices, and encouraging biking as transportation

The Simplicity of Our Complex Ecosystem
Kate Brauman’s enthusiastic description of the work she has devoted her career to is deceptively simple: “Much of my life is focused on this: If you put stuff in the water, you end up with stuff in the water.”

Dalma Martinović-Weigelt: Water Protector
Green Card Voices released a book about immigrants in Minnesota who are engaged in STEM careers. We feature four of them in excerpted form in this Innovators issue.

Wave Rider
Jenny Schwietz (Photo by Erik Gaffron)
The first time Jenny…

A Wild and Alien World
Ecosystem content is made possible by Organic Lawns by…

Ni Mama Akii
Ecosystem content is made possible by Organic Lawns by…

Water is life
Standing Rock (Courtesy Photo)
"We are caretakers," says…

Artist Rhea Pappas: Women and water reflections
Fine arts photographer Rhea Pappas takes her camera underwater

Sacred Water
Recognizing the interconnectedness of all things

Water links us all
Ann Bancroft's latest challenge: Raising awareness of the world's water crisis

Wilderness protector: Adventurer Amy Freeman
"People really need to pay attention to the importance of this [water] resource and work to preserve the clean water that we still have in the United States."


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