S.H.E. Kindness Policy Program

The S.H.E. Kindness Policy Program collaborates with the Minnesota Environmental Partnership, Clean Water Action Minnesota and other key state and national partners to:

  • Support and successfully pass and implement impactful public policies
  • Develop and implement strategic campaigns to shift the policies of public and private entities
  • Participate in state and national advocacy days and
  • Promote weekly Take Actions on a wide variety of policy issues related to sustainability, health, equity and kindness

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Protect Indigenous Rights and Stop Trump’s Destruction of the Boundary Waters, a National Crown Jewel

A handmade wood canvas canoe glides into a secret bay lined with golden tamaracks in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Photograph by Jim Brandenburg, National Geographic

By Katherine Tamburrano, Alliance Intern from University of Texas at Austin ‘27

The Boundary Waters is an engine that powers Northeastern Minnesota’s outdoor recreation economy, which sustains 17,000 jobs and over $1 billion in sales every year, according to Earthjustice.

But it’s also home to precious metals like nickel and copper that Minnesota and the Federal Government have protected from highly toxic mining that would likely contaminate the pristine waters. The Trump Administration is proposing to lift the ban on mining.

Please join the Alliance in sending this Earthjustice letter asking the Department of the Interior to oppose the proposed Twin Metals copper mine. We need to protect the rights of Indigenous people and assure a thriving local eco-tourism economy.

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Majority of Americans Want to Ban Assault Weapons…Again

It’s finally time to stop the gun lobby’s control of Congress and reinstate an assault weapons ban. Credit: KTTN

By Rachael Lee, Alliance Intern from University of Texas – Austin ‘ 25

Nearly 47,000 people died from gun-related injuries in 2023, with 722 people dying from the FBI-classified definition of mass shootings (where four or more people get shot at once), according to the Pew Research Center.

Gun violence is the second leading cause of death of all children in the US.

A majority of Americans (52%) support a ban on the manufacture, possession and sale of semiautomatic guns, known as assault rifles, according to a November 2024 Gallup Poll.

Please join the Alliance in signing this petition from EveryTown for Gun Safety and demand that Congress reinstate the Assault Weapons Ban and ensure these mass-killing machines are banned!

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Stop Trump’s Bid to Repeal Climate Protections — The Biggest Impact You Can Make Today for Our Planet

Disgusting?! Take a minute to help stop the Trump Administration from allowing auto manufacturers to return to the good old days of no regulations on car exhaust. Credit: Grist

By Joe Parmigiani, Alliance Intern from Dartmouth College ’28

Since 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Endangerment Finding has given the agency the authority to restrict climate change-causing pollution, such as carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. These regulations, based on the Clean Air Act from the 1970s, have controlled emissions, saved lives and slowed the climate crisis.

On July 29, 2025, the Trump-appointed head of the EPA, Lee Zeldin, announced a proposal that would eliminate the Endangerment Finding, specifically removing all restrictions on emissions from medium and heavy-duty auto vehicles. This proposal was accompanied by a speech delivered by Zeldin that dismissed the role of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the climate crisis.

If this proposal goes into effect, US GHG emissions will skyrocket without bound.

Please share this with others and join the Alliance in sending this pre-written EarthJustice Federal Register comment to make your voice heard and oppose the proposal!

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