Environment Minnesota

Last month, our door-to-door canvass team met with Congresswoman Betty McCollum's district office to talk about our campaign to save our oldest forests.

We can’t let logging destroy our oldest forests. Over the next few months, we’ll be collecting public comments to urge the U.S. Forest Service to save our oldest trees. Sign our petition for our old-growth and mature forests today:

Tell the U.S. Forest Service: Protect our oldest trees Make your public comment to help save mature and old-growth forests.

Minnesota lawmakers just passed new incentives to help communities cut red tape for residential rooftop solar.

New incentives for Minnesota communities to cut rooftop solar red tape Minnesota is the latest state to offer grants to local communities that streamline permitting for residential rooftop solar systems.

We need to urge EPA to protect Minnesota's and streams from slaughterhouse pollution. Comment deadline - please join our petition asap!

Tell the EPA: Stop slaughterhouse pollution Meat processing plants are dumping huge volumes of pollution into our nation's rivers, contributing to toxic algal outbreaks and threatening our drinking water.

Honeybees just experienced their second deadliest year yet, and wild bees are in decline. To help save the bees, we need to take bee-killing pesticides off the market. Tell The Home Depot: Don’t sell bee-killing pesticides.

Tell The Home Depot: Stop selling bee-killing pesticides The Home Depot should stop selling bee-killing pesticides at its stores.

Every single day, bulldozers, chainsaws and heavy machinery are slashing our oldest trees to the ground in a matter of minutes. We don’t have time to waste if we’re going to save our country’s last old-growth and mature forests. We’re determined to stop these logging projects, but we can’t do it alone.
Donate today to help us save our forests. From now until midnight tonight, your gift will be matched up to $20,000 nationwide.

Your gift for the forests will be matched This is a make-or-break moment for our most endangered forests. Give today and your gift will be matched up to $20,000 nationwide.

Logging is turning our oldest trees into stumps, and we need to act fast to preserve our forests before the chainsaws show up.

Environment Minnesota’s fiscal year is coming to a close, and we’ve set a goal of raising $50,000 by midnight on June 30 to protect our forests from logging. Will you donate and become a guardian for our forests today?

Be a guardian for our forests Donate today

Logging is destroying the boreal, turning these towering trees into toilet paper that then gets flushed away forever. Tell P&G, the maker of Charmin, Puffs and Bounty: Protect the boreal and go forest-free.

Tell Procter & Gamble: Switch to forest-free tissue products to help save the boreal forest. Logging is steadily flushing these trees down the toilet.

It’s not too late to donate to our Earth Day 2023 Drive. Until midnight tonight, generous donors will match your gift dollar for dollar, up to $50,000 nationwide. Double your impact for the bees with a donation now:

Save the bees for Earth Day 2023 We're working to bring bees back from the brink. Donate before midnight on April 22 and your gift will be matched up to $50,000 nationwide.

One week until Earth Day! This Earth Day, we need to build a buzz for the bees. We’ve set a goal of raising $100,000 by midnight on April 22 to help save bees from toxic pesticides. Will you donate today?

Save the bees for Earth Day 2023 Bees are dying and they need our help. Will you make your Earth Day 2023 gift today to help save the bees?

The American bumblebee population has plummeted nearly 90% over the past 20 years, and it’s completely vanished from 8 states. Tell the Fish & Wildlife Service: List the American bumblebee as endangered.

Tell the Fish and Wildlife Service: List the American bumblebee as endangered The American bumblebee population has plummeted by 90% over the past two decades, and it's vanished completely from eight states. Take action.

The Boundary Waters are protected for the next 20 years ... but the area needs to be safeguarded against mining forever. Thank you Rep. Betty McCollum for introducing this bill.

McCollum reintroduces Boundary Waters bill | MinnPost McCollum said “without permanent protection, this special place (the BWCA) is subject to political interference,” which means a subsequent administration could lift the moratorium.

5 tips for a bee-friendly garden:

1. Build “bee hotels” with wood frames and tubular, hollow nesting materials.
2. Plant flowers that bloom at different times of year. Bees like red, purple, yellow, blue, white and violet.
3. Plant a variety of native species.
4. Avoid pesticide use or use natural alternatives.
5. Put windbreaks around plants and housing structures. Netting, mesh and screens are best.

Read more: https://environmentamerica.org/minnesota/articles/how-to-make-your-lawn-and-garden-better-for-bees/

It’s not too late to donate to our Year-End Drive. Until midnight tonight, generous donors will match your gift dollar for dollar, up to $100,000 nationwide. Double your impact for the bees with a donation now: https://environmentminnesota.webaction.org/p/salsa/donation/common/public/?donate_page_KEY=81335

Bees carry entire ecosystems on their small shoulders as they pollinate all kinds of plant life and even crops we rely on for food. They’re also vanishing before our eyes. Will you give to our Year-End Drive to help save the bees?

Year-End Drive As 2022 comes to a close, we've set a goal of raising $200,000 by year's end to power our campaigns to protect the bees and other threatened wildlife. Donate today.

Neonicotinoids attack bees’ nervous systems – affected bees face uncontrollable shaking, paralysis and death. We're calling on Amazon, one of the world's largest online retailers, to take bee-killing neonics off its online shelves. Add your name:

Tell Amazon: Save the bees Amazon is great at speedy delivery, but it can't next-day ship a new species. Tell Amazon to stop selling bee-killing pesticides.

Providing protected habitat on the Mississippi Flyway, the Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge spans over 240k acres & 261 river miles. The Refuge was established to provide habitat to year long species and also hundreds of thousands of migrating birds. Habitat on the refuge is recognized as continentally significant and a globally Important Bird Area. Over $8.5M from the Land and Water Conservation Fund has ensured protection of critical bird habitat and supported flood management efforts in this important wetland.

From the boreal to national forests around the country, many of our forests are at risk of clear-cutting. We’ve set a goal of raising $40,000 this Giving Tuesday to protect our forests. Make your Giving Tuesday gift now to help keep forests standing tall for generations to come:
https://environmentminnesota.webaction.org/p/salsa/donation/common/public/?donate_page_KEY=80430

Costco is flushing the boreal down the toilet. We’re calling on Costco to stop selling toilet paper made from precious boreal trees and switch to recycled and sustainable alternatives. Donate to our Giving Tuesday Drive before midnight to help protect our forests: https://environmentminnesota.webaction.org/p/salsa/donation/common/public/?donate_page_KEY=80430

The boreal forest's trees are being chopped down to make something that we'll use once and then flush down the toilet. Tell Costco: The boreal forest is worth more than toilet paper.

Tell Costco: Commit to protecting the boreal Costco can help save the boreal and set an industry-wide example by sustainably sourcing its tissue paper products.

Environment America and Environment Minnesota proudly endorse the re-election of Governor Tim Walz and Congresswoman Betty McCollum. We expect both of these staunch defenders of Minnesota’s environment to build on their strong records with another term. Make your plan to vote for these green champs on or before November 8! http://bit.ly/3Wj4Zx8

To keep bees waggling and dancing with their hives, we need to stand up for stronger bee protections. Donate by midnight tonight to have your contribution matched dollar for dollar, doubling your impact up to $15,000 nationwide.

Double your impact to save the bees You can help us save the bees by donating to our Fall 2022 Drive. Until midnight on Sept. 30, all gifts will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to $15,000 nationwide.

Bee-killing pesticides called neonics poison bees’ nervous systems. Tell the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ban the worst uses of bee-killing pesticides:

Tell the EPA: Ban the worst uses of bee-killing pesticides Neonicotinoids are among the leading causes of colony collapse.

Interested in protecting forests with your wallet? Read our consumer guide for buying sustainable wood products - toilet paper, timber, tables and more!

Sustainable Shopping - Environment America Research & Policy Center By purchasing sustainable wood products, American consumers can encourage companies to implement policies that will protect the forests in their supply chains.

Environment America and Environment Minnesota proudly endorse Rep. Betty McCollum for Congress. Rep. McCollum has been an effective champion for the environment, leading efforts to clean up toxic PFAS (otherwise known as “forever chemicals”) and protect clean air and clean water. In addition, the Congresswoman has advocated for our nation’s wildernesses, national parks and forests, including Minnesota’s beloved Boundary Waters. Vote for Betty McCollum on or before Aug. 9! https://bit.ly/3zWKKw1

As a popular place for canoers and hikers, the Boundary Waters attracts more than 250,000 people each year. In order to keep it beautiful, this wilderness should be protected from mining.

Protect the Boundary Waters in northeastern Minnesota Cover Photo credit: US Forest Service Imagine gorgeous rivers and streams with water clean enough to drink. This is the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (“the Boundary Waters”), a collection of

We’re working to protect old-growth and mature forests across the country, but we need your help. Donate by midnight tonight to see your contribution matched dollar for dollar, up to $25,000 nationwide.

Become a guardian for old-growth trees Generous donors will match your gift until midnight, June 30, up to $25,000 nationwide. Will you join us?

H.R. 2794 will permanently protect the Boundary Waters from sulfide-ore copper mining. This legislation will ensure that Minnesota’s unique & valuable resources remain pristine for generations to come!