Press Contact: Diane Leutgeb Munson (507) 858-5933 Email: 4necessitymn@gmail.com On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at the Itasca County...

Happy New Year to all! It's been some months since we learned that the felony charges would be dropped for the Four Necessity Valve...

Last month, while urban farming and foraging for sour cherries, I listened to Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Not long after,...

While we continue to wait for the Four Necessity Valve Turner Trial, environmental protections continue to be removed and fossil fuel...

Today is the longest day of the year - the day when the most light falls on the earth. In agrarian societies, this day was a time to...

People are asking, more and more, if there are any updates about our trial date given the pandemic. To be honest, it is somewhere in the...

On the grounds that authorities issuing permits, including the Army Corps of Engineers, did not sufficiently take into account the...

On this day, it is a wonder to think that we are living through this time where people are choosing to put health over profit. Long the...

Do you find yourself with more time to read these days? Here's a rundown of articles (mostly featured on our facebook page during the...

I want to talk to you about the hope in the world today. One topic flooded email, social media and conversation this past weekend,...

Back in the fall, Geez Magazine featured a piece by Brenna Cussen Anglada on the Four Necessity Valve Turners in their Fall Climate...

The Valve Turners have been inspired by many books on climate change. At a recent talk given by Elizabeth Kolbert on her book, The Sixth...

Have you noticed the excellent content on our facebook page, curated by Lydia of Emmaus House Catholic Worker in Chicago? Recent articles...

Yesterday activists took part in direct action to lock down equipment engaging in Line 3 construction. While Enbridge publicly stated...

The 2016 Valve Turners cases are largely wrapped up, but Ken Ward, a dedicated climate activist, is still appealing his case. The most...

Are you or someone you know in Minneapolis next week? Following their court hearing in Grand Rapids one week from today, the Four...

Are you in or around Des Moines, and curious to hear more about the Four Necessity Valve Turners and the tradition of non-violent civil...

As one of the 4Necessity valve turners, I just wanted to let you, my friends, know that I was honored to be part of this group. We all...

Climate Disobedience Center Stop Line 3 Pipeline Maps Sierra Club MN350 Honor the Earth Friends of the Headwaters Natural Resource...