Chloe Johnson
Environmental Reporter
EnvironmentA graduate of American University in Washington, D.C., Johnson joined the Star Tribune in 2022. She has completed the Metcalf Institute's Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists, and is a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists. Johnson previously covered the environment at the Charleston Post and Courier in South Carolina, where her work was honored as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
Latest from Chloe Johnson
Environment
RFK Jr. says fluoride ‘is on its way out.’ Here’s why Minnesota uses it, and what the risks are.
Fluoride has been shown repeatedly to lower dental costs, tooth decay and the risk of serious dental complications. But research shows high levels of the chemical can harm a child’s IQ.
November 12, 2024
Elections![Rising above the treeline (Top of this photo), on the shore of Birch Lake, the Twin Metals Copper Nickel Mine Plant site and Tailings Management site is part of the proposed plan. ] In theory, the copper-nickel mine Twin Metals wants to build in the headwaters of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is a zero-discharge mine -- a closed loop that will endlessly recycle millions of gallons of water, including rainwater and the polluted process water it uses to extract ore and](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/YHBTRGPTHTAE2QDYTS6YZ24OS4.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
What Trump's victory means for proposed mines near the BWCA in northern Minnesota
Removing a federal ban on mining near the BWCA will be one of Trump's first priorities, he said this summer.
November 7, 2024
Environment
Check this Minnesota map to find out if your home’s drinking water comes through a lead pipe
A new online tool for Minnesota is part of federal and state goals to get the lead out of plumbing by the mid-2030s.
November 5, 2024
Environment
Delta Air Lines says it needs more time to ditch toxic PFAS firefighting foam at MSP
Minnesota lawmakers gave maintenance hangars, including Delta’s, a reprieve as Sun Country, MSP make progress toward PFAS-free firefighting foam.
October 23, 2024
The Latest
Sotomayor says civics are crucial to protecting democracy in St. Paul remarks
The Supreme Court justice spoke at the opening of a new educational exhibit at the Warren E. Burger Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse.
October 22, 2024
Environment
Mayor Jacob Frey vetoes Minneapolis City Council’s new fee on carbon emissions
The mayor said he supported the concept, but was advised the new policy was illegal. Council supporters disagree.
October 9, 2024
Environment
Seven years on, wetland damage on a Hennepin County farm hasn’t been fixed
A county official called it the worst violation of the state’s wetlands law that he’s seen. But farmer Ernie Mayers said the county had damaged his farm by not maintaining nearby drainage.
October 7, 2024
Outdoors
Park ranger dies trying to help family in Voyageurs National Park
Ranger was attempting to rescue a father and his two children when windy, dangerous conditions on Namakan Lake flipped their boat.
October 7, 2024
The Latest
Sotomayor says civics are crucial to protecting democracy in St. Paul remarks
The Supreme Court justice spoke at the opening of a new educational exhibit at the Warren E. Burger Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse.
October 22, 2024
Environment
Mayor Jacob Frey vetoes Minneapolis City Council’s new fee on carbon emissions
The mayor said he supported the concept, but was advised the new policy was illegal. Council supporters disagree.
October 9, 2024
Environment
Seven years on, wetland damage on a Hennepin County farm hasn’t been fixed
A county official called it the worst violation of the state’s wetlands law that he’s seen. But farmer Ernie Mayers said the county had damaged his farm by not maintaining nearby drainage.
October 7, 2024
Outdoors
Park ranger dies trying to help family in Voyageurs National Park
Ranger was attempting to rescue a father and his two children when windy, dangerous conditions on Namakan Lake flipped their boat.
October 7, 2024