Authors affiliated with UMN’s Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy (CSTEP) have completed a report, commissioned by the Minnesota Legislature, evaluating the effectiveness of Minnesota’s Clean Water Fund in addressing ecosystem priorities, ensuring equity, and anticipating climate change impacts. Valuing State Investments in Clean Water: An Analysis of Minnesota’s Clean Water Fund Through the Lens of Ecosystem Services, Equity, and Climate Change concludes that anticipated future resources are insufficient to achieve the priorities established by the state’s Clean Water Council. Since 2008, the dedicated fund has supported more than $1.8 billion in projects that have helped protect and restore water quality throughout the state. The fund, which expires in 2034, expects to accumulate up to $1.6 billion for additional projects over the next decade, but the estimated cost of remaining projects could top $6 billion. In evaluating clean water projects for their focus on equity and environmental justice, the research found progress is being made but more improvement is needed. And in reviewing plans for anticipated climate change vulnerability, the third objective of the study, authors noted an increase in acceptance of the need to plan for its potential impact, likely due to the public’s growing awareness of the growing environmental challenge. Authors include CSTEP Co-Director Bonnie Keeler, PhD; Olena Boiko, MS; Taylor Hohensee, MS; Rachel Nichols, MS; and Erin Niehoff, MS. CSTEP is one of 21 Consortium Member Centers.