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We use our resources to maintain and restore a healthy environment in the Mississippi River Basin and promote and develop renewable energy in Minnesota and the Midwest.

Features and Links


Biofuels and Water
National Academies says crop choice for ethanol should change due to harmful water impacts.

The River and the CWA
This National Academies report says government failed to protect Mississippi's waters.

Hurricane Protection
McKnight's river program includes efforts to restore and protect coastal Louisiana.

Water Quality
Take a closer look at a new collaborative effort to make and keep the Mississippi River clean.

Sustainable Feedstocks
Results of a spring 2006 symposium on biofuels, presented with The Energy Foundation.

Defining We
This must-read booklet explores the importance of language in advocacy work.


Environment Program Resources


Environment Program Staff

Gretchen Bonfert
Program Director
Ron Kroese
Program Officer
Meredith Johnson
Program Assistant



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Pop Quiz


How many different types of wildlife live in or near the Mississippi River?

75 - 100 species
100 - 200
200 - 300
more than 500