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Chloe Johnson

Minneapolis

Environmental Reporter at The Minnesota Star Tribune

Environmental reporter @startribune. Best way to reach me: chloe (dot) johnson (at) startribune (dot) com

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Articles

  • Inaugural Working Learner Appreciation Week celebrates UTSA student employees

    1 week ago | utsa.edu | Chloe Johnson

    Career Readiness APRIL 15, 2025 — UTSA will host its first Working Learner Appreciation Week this week to recognize the more than 1,000 student employees who contribute to the university’s success.

  • When PFAS gets in your eyes

    1 week ago | chippewa.com | Chloe Johnson

    Looking at my laptop screen had started to hurt. This January, I spent many hours glued to my computer while investigating Minnesota's ban on PFAS chemicals. But between research and interviews and trips on frigid days to a product testing lab, I was growing more and more uncomfortable. The lights in the newsroom ceiling made my eyes ache. It felt like something was stuck under my eyelid, though nothing was there. The whites of my eyes had turned pink.

  • Minnesota Data Center Debate Turns to Water Consumption

    1 week ago | govtech.com | Walker Orenstein |Eva Herscowitz |Chloe Johnson

    That water use isn’t nearly as dramatic as the electricity needed for the data centers planned in Minnesota, which could surpass the usage of every home in the state. But planning commissioners in one Twin Cities community have cited demands on water infrastructure as a reason to block a project. At the Capitol, DFL lawmakers want data centers to publicly disclose how much water and energy they use.

  • I was investigating PFAS. Then a doctor told me to put it in my eyes.

    2 weeks ago | lacrossetribune.com | Chloe Johnson

    Looking at my laptop screen had started to hurt. This January, I spent many hours glued to my computer while investigating Minnesota’s ban on PFAS chemicals. But between research and interviews and trips on frigid days to a product testing lab, I was growing more and more uncomfortable. The lights in the newsroom ceiling made my eyes ache. It felt like something was stuck under my eyelid, though nothing was there. The whites of my eyes had turned pink.

  • I was investigating PFAS. Then a doctor told me to put it in my eyes.

    2 weeks ago | chippewa.com | Chloe Johnson

    Looking at my laptop screen had started to hurt. This January, I spent many hours glued to my computer while investigating Minnesota’s ban on PFAS chemicals. But between research and interviews and trips on frigid days to a product testing lab, I was growing more and more uncomfortable. The lights in the newsroom ceiling made my eyes ache. It felt like something was stuck under my eyelid, though nothing was there. The whites of my eyes had turned pink.

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Chloe Johnson
Chloe Johnson @_ChloeAJ
7 Mar 25

RT @TaraCopp: EXCLUSIVE: The @AP has obtained and tonight published a database of the file names and descriptions of more than 26,000 mili…

Chloe Johnson
Chloe Johnson @_ChloeAJ
8 Feb 25

RT @walkerorenstein: NEW: Minnesota's tax breaks for data centers are already worth about $100 million a year. But what happens, as Big Tec…

Chloe Johnson
Chloe Johnson @_ChloeAJ
7 Jan 25

New: manufacturers of frying pans like All Clad, Circulon, T-Fal and Farberware are suing Minnesota, saying the state can't ban PFAS from their products. https://t.co/i7vTDCiWxb