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Ed Johnson

@johnsonedg

President @EnvAm, Senior VP and Director of Outreach and Civic Engagement @TPINNetwork, Citizen Outreach Director @the_fund_tweets, Multiple Myeloma patient

 St Paul, MN
Joined February 2017
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New Dirty Water Rule puts America’s drinking water and rivers at risk environmentamerica.org/news/…
New Dirty Water Rule puts America’s drinking water and rivers at risk

New Dirty Water Rule puts America’s drinking water and rivers at risk

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a rule that leaves half the nation’s wetlands and thousands of streams -- which help provide millions of Americans with drinking water --...

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Statement: New Jersey Legislature passes electric vehicle bill, making state a clean cars leader environmentamerica.org/news/…
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Environment America releases 2020 state legislative agenda priorities environmentamerica.org/news/…
Environment America releases 2020 state legislative agenda priorities

Environment America releases 2020 state legislative agenda priorities

State affiliates of Environment America, a national nonpartisan advocacy group, delivered meaningful progress on several environmental and public health issues in 2019.

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Year in review: Environmental victories in states highlight 2019 environmentamerica.org/news/…
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2019 year in review: environmental highlights environmentamerica.org/news/…
Congrats to @MurthaKT and @edmpirg for being named among @thehill's Top Lobbyists for 2019 thehill.com/business-a-lobby…
The Hill’s Top Lobbyists 2019

The Hill’s Top Lobbyists 2019

Welcome to The Hill’s annual Top Lobbyists list.2019 was a frenetic year for K Street, with a number of high-profile fights on legislative and regulatory issues, even as Washington was riveted by i…

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Good coverage in @latimes of the #MillionSolarRoofs event with @DanDjsacramento @EnvCalifornia @Schwarzenegger and @DelChiaroSolar
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First Person: My mother's house | November 27, 2019 | Almanac | Almanac Online | almanacnews.com/print/story/…
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Lawsuit Seeks to Protect California’s Auto Emission Rules

A coalition of 11 environmental groups has sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for revoking California’s authority to set tougher emission standards for cars and trucks than the federal...

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Infrastructure thehill.com/changing-america…
Infrastructure News, Stories, Analysis, Commentary, and Videos | The Hill

Infrastructure News, Stories, Analysis, Commentary, and Videos | The Hill

Unbiased Politics News

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Add cheese, hold the meds? Popular fast-food chains get failing grades on meat report nbcnews.com/health/health-ne… via @nbcnews

Add cheese, hold the meds? Popular fast-food chains get failing grades on meat report

McDonald's makes progress, while other burger joints flunk the annual report.

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Proud to MC a rally tonight demanding big changes to @XcelEnergyMN’s mediocre 15-year integrated resource plan. We deserve better from MN’s biggest, most powerful energy producer.
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Buying a used car? Better make sure it's safe nbcnews.com/better/lifestyle… via @NBCNewsBETTER
Buying a used car? Better make sure it’s safe

Buying a used car? Better make sure it’s safe

Car dealers say it’s OK to sell a used car subject to a recall, as long as the customer is told. Consumer groups call that a ‘dangerous’ and ‘unethical’ practice.

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Using electric buses in climate fight faces hurdles, report finds reut.rs/2ozH7tY
Using electric buses in climate fight faces hurdles, report finds

Using electric buses in climate fight faces hurdles, report finds

Electric buses could play a key role in combating climate change, but U.S. cities testing them have met hurdles that need fixing before the technology is widely employed to slow global warming, a...

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NC got an ‘F’ for unsafe school drinking water. Activists want the lead out of schools. charlotteobserver.com/news/l…

NC got an ‘F’ for unsafe school drinking water. Activists want the lead out of schools.

It makes no sense for schools not to test for lead in their drinking water, environmentalists say.

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BREAKING: The EPA has just overturned the Clean Water Rule. From Puget Sound to the Chesapeake Bay, waterways and drinking water for 117 million Americans could be at risk. beta.washingtonpost.com/nati…
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.@EnvAm Not everyday do I get to personally thank @SpeakerPelosi for her long-standing support to #ProtecttheArctic
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“We've polluted the deepest oceans with plastic trash. Now it's the Arctic's turn: Blown by the wind, "microplastics"... have been discovered in snow in remote areas of the Arctic, a new study suggests.” usatoday.com/story/news/nati…
Plastic trash discovered in 'pristine' Arctic snow

Plastic trash discovered in 'pristine' Arctic snow

We've polluted the deepest oceans with plastic trash, now it's the Arctic's turn: Blown by the wind, 'microplastics' have been discovered there.

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A very happy Minnesota State Fair Day to those that celebrate (That’s all of you)
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“Now that we have won #SB100 for 100% clean energy we need to be running more hearts and minds campaigns to get there faster” - @DanDjsacramento at @EnvCalifornia Congrats on a well-deserved honor tonight from the renewable energy advocate community at CEERT
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