Minnesota Legislature Biennium Review
August 9, 2022
In Minnesota, each two-year term of the state legislature is considered one biennium. With a divided legislature and an anti-environment majority in the Senate, we approached the biennium with tempered short-term expectations and a long-term plan....
Duluth deserves a leader who shares our values
August 4, 2022
On August 9th, we have a clear choice between Alicia Kozlowski, a clean water and community-health champion, and Arik Forsman who sides with multinational corporations and their harmful projects from Enbridge’s Line 3 to PolyMet. Be a voter this...
Great Lakes Solidarity: Water & Oil Still Don’t Mix
August 3, 2022
Our Wisconsin and Michigan neighbors are working to protect the Great Lakes from Enbridge’s aged Line 5 crude oil pipeline, and from the corporation’s plan to build an even larger pipeline in its place. Line 5 is part of Enbridge’s US network, which...
Team Update - Forests & Wildlife Stewards - August 2022
August 2, 2022
Updates from our Forests and Wildlife Stewards.
Team Update - Land Use & Transportation - August 2022
August 2, 2022
Updates from our Land Use and Transportation Team.
Call for North Star Chapter Executive Committee nominations
August 2, 2022
The Sierra Club North Star Chapter Executive Committee is conducting its annual recruitment process to identify potential candidates for its upcoming elections. Please submit nominations via this form as soon as possible and no later than September...
Minnesota drinking water widely contaminated with unhealthy levels of PFAS chemicals
August 1, 2022
EPA’s new assessment reveals new risks of PFAS-contaminated drinking water (PFAS are per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances). From recent drinking water test data by the state of Minnesota, more than 2.9 million Minnesotans have detectable...
Sierra Club North Star Chapter announces endorsements of up-and-coming State Legislative candidates
July 29, 2022
Today the Sierra Club North Star Chapter announced the following endorsements for legislative candidates who are not currently serving in the House or Senate: