Hearing on Polluter Capture Register

Date and Time:
Tue, Apr 7, 2026; 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Central)

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Stop Polluter Capture of State Agencies

Minnesota Senate Building, 95 University Ave W, St Paul, MN 55103, USA

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Organized By: Sierra Club

Location: Minnesota Senate Building, 95 University Ave W, St Paul, MN 55103, USA

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Event Organizers:
Mary Blitzer
mary.blitzer@sierraclub.org

It’s time to break polluters’ grip over state regulators. Attend this hearing to show Minnesotans want and need our environmental laws enforced.

We all need clean air and clean water to live healthy lives. Fortunately, there are laws to protect Minnesotans and our environment. But when state officials refuse to enforce existing laws, we all lose. In southeast Minnesota, drinking water has become too polluted to drink. In the metro, air pollution is increasing cancer and asthma rates. Our wildlife management areas are being illegally used for timber production. These are just three examples. Fundamentally, when the law isn’t enforced, we can’t protect our health and our environment.

It is the job of state agencies (MPCA, DNR, Department of Health, Department of Agriculture and more) to use existing laws to protect us from corporate polluters. Today, even when laws are strong, those agencies are failing us more and more often.

The problem is “polluter capture” of state agencies, where corporate polluters have too much influence over how they are regulated.

This is unacceptable and we can fix it.

Please join us at the Environment, Climate and Legacy Committee for a hearing on Polluter Capture on April 7 from 3 - 5 pm at the Minnesota Senate Building in Room 1150. State legislators have oversight authority of agencies. This hearing will enable the public and legislators to learn about the problem and hold agencies accountable to enforcing the law.

We need you at the hearing to show there is broad public support for enforcing environmental laws. Really just sitting in the room together is meaningful. We'll be there to greet you and the speakers will be engaging. Please RSVP and tell your friends and neighbors.

*This hearing is supported by the People Not Polluters campaign.*

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