| Minnesota has enacted a new law that requires the state’s utilities to get 100 percent of their electricity from carbon-free sources by 2040—joining the growing list of states and territories that have adopted 100 percent clean energy goals—including Illinois, New Mexico, Connecticut, and Washington. Decarbonizing the electric sector will significantly cut Minnesota’s carbon emissions, which is critical for minimizing climate threats to birds and people. The Audubon Minnesota Iowa Missouri team has long supported the movement towards expanding clean energy in the state because it will help reduce pollution and protect the high-quality habitats that birds like Minnesota’s Common Loon need to survive. Read more |
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| You might think that victories like protecting Bristol Bay and the Tongass National Forest would happen regardless of whether people take the time to contact decision-makers—over and over and over again—but let us assure you, they would not. More than 55,000 people wrote to oppose the construction of an open pit copper mine in the habitat surrounding Bristol Bay in the past six years, and more than 60,000 wrote in support of keeping protections in place to protect old-growth trees from logging in the Tongass. We can’t thank you enough. Your letters made a difference to the birds and people who depend on those special places.(See related article above.) |
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