Hennepin County is lobbying for incineration to be counted as "carbon-free" energy, and the PUC is voting on January 15th. Please contact Gov Walz and the PUC today, so we can continue advocating for and protecting our communities in Minnesota. tinyurl.com/carbon-free

Zero Burn Coalition members are preparing to hunger strike if demands to close HERC and start working with community are not met. Read the full press release at zeroburncoalition.org #TimeIsUp #ShutDownHerc

If I wasn't a religious fanatic about data centres I'd spend 100% of my time working on waste incineration and how it links up with plastics and CCS greenwashing stuff. It is expanding in Aus just like so many other regions By @richarddenniss.bsky.social -->> thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...

Tune into @kfai.org 90.3FM Tuesday (12/16) for a timely convo on “No Name in the Street” with @bullycreative.bsky.social and members of the Zero Burn Coalition⚡📻🎶 Show starts at 8am, Zero Burn convo from 9-10. kfai.org

Two weeks ago, constituents met with Cmsr Fernando + she agreed to release an updated assessment of the HERC by December 18. (see release at link in bio) We are holding a townhall on Dec 18 at 5:30pm to discuss that assessment + get moving on next steps. Stay tuned for more details!

THIS WEDNESDAY, 11/19, 6-7:30pm! Hear from healthcare workers and other community members on the impacts of burning trash... Location: Heritage Park Neighborhood Association, 1000 Olson Memorial Highway, Minneapolis

Have you been wondering what’s going on with the HERC? Join the “State of the Campaign” webinar Wed 9/17 at 6pm! Sign up at zeroburncoalition.org

We’re teaming up with ACER and @zeroburncoalition.bsky.social for a forum on the development of waste facility plans that affect north west suburbs of MN. See you there? Sept 18, 6-8pm Brooklyn Park Library RSVP: www.acerinc.org/event-detail...

📰UPDATE: Evidence of the County misleading the public on HERC published in Sahan Journal... sahanjournal.com/climate-envi...

🔊 TUESDAY! LOCATION UPDATE: Meet on the NORTH side of the building by the steps closest to 4th Ave Join friends + neighbors next Tuesday at the Hennepin County board meeting to demand the County starts a HERC closure immediately! 7/22 12:30pm

THIS WED! Learn about HERC from a panel of community leaders and technical experts, and discuss what comes next with your neighbors. HERC Education Session: 🗓 Wed July 16: 6-7:30 📍Location: Zoom (Sign up at bit.ly/hercsessions)

THIS THURS: Make some art with friends as we gear up for a big push this summer! We’re back with another Zero Burn Art Build 🗓 Thurs July 10: 6-9pm 📍2482 University Ave W, St. Paul Ring the white doorbell for Studio #F5

⚡🎨THURS: Make some art with friends as we gear up for a big push this summer! 🗓 Thurs June 26: 6-9pm 📍Spill Paint Not Oil, 2482 University Ave W, St. Paul Ring the white doorbell for Studio #F5 No experience necessary. Supplies and food provided. Wear clothes you can get paint on. Masks required.

THIS WED! Learn about HERC from a panel of community leaders, technical experts, and elected officials, and discuss what comes next with your neighbors. 🗓 June 25: 6-7:30 - Panel + Convo on HERC + Zero Waste (UPDATE: 5:45-6:00 for food) 📍Location: First Universalist Church, 3400 Dupont Ave S, MPLS

Amidst the deeply frustrating decisions at the legislature to cut healthcare for undocumented people and not follow through on the funding for Roof Depot, there was some good news. 🧵

See alt text for more. “Yesterday (06-09-25)- A local activist and artist, Isavela Lopez, was kidnapped in broad daylight after a press conference discussing an incident where she was brutalized by an FBI agent last week. www.instagram.com/p/DKvENp-xK4C/

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This is no longer a need! The pressure worked and funding has been pulled. More details on this soon!

Please read and contact your representatives today!

This Wednesday! See you there? Sign up at: bit.ly/hercsessions

ALERT: Hennepin County @hennepin.bsky.social is once again trying to impose a large waste facility on working class communities of color through a bill in the MN Leg, with a lack of community input. Visit win.newmode.net/zeroburncoal... to learn more + tell your reps to amend the bill or pull it!

Come learn about HERC with us and meet some neighbors! Sign up at bit.ly/hercsessions #ShutDownHERC

TONIGHT: We’re back for the second HERC Education Session in our spring series! Join us Wednesday’s from 6-7:30 on Zoom to learn more about the HERC trash burner + plug into the movement towards zero waste! Sign up at bit.ly/hercsessions Hosted by @mnejtable.bsky.social + friends

Come learn more about the HERC trash burner with your neighbors in a virtual setting! Upcoming four Wednesdays, including 4/30… Sign up at bit.ly/hercsessions #ShutDownHERC

The movement to shut down HERC + build connections between neighborhoods continues to expand. Northeast Mpls neighborhood orgs + members of the Zero Burn Coalition will be gathering to discuss how residents can help shape plans to close HERC and be part of the transition back to zero waste.

Come out to the capitol this Friday, March 7 from 3-5pm for the Stand Up for Science rally! Location: 75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard. Saint Paul, MN 55155

🗓️Friday February 28!🗓️ Join us and Women’s Environmental Institute + Will Allen to help raise funds for the environmental justice movement? Register at bit.ly/EJTogether (And if you can’t make it, there’s an option to donate without attending!)

Hello Bluesky world. We are the Minnesota Environmental Justice Table, a community and grassroots-led coalition fighting for environmental justice, fair development, and self-determination in overburdened communities. Let’s connect!