Legislation to End Litigation Over “Minneapolis 2040” Passes First Legislative Committee
March 5, 2024
Compromise Language from Environmental Organizations Draws Support as New Impacts on Suburban Communities Adds to Urgency
Contact: Peter Wagenius, Sierra Club Legislative Director, peter.wagenius@sierraclub.org | 612.799.5007
St. Paul...
Critical Minerals: Lithium
March 5, 2024
In 2019 the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to three scientists for their work in developing the lithium ion battery. Lithium is a light-weight and energy-dense element, but it is very flammable. The development of its ions for battery use was...
Critical Minerals: Copper
February 27, 2024
The world’s transition to green energy depends, we are told, on increased use of certain “critical” minerals. In northern Minnesota, the fever for prospecting these minerals has led to conflict between mining and environmental interests. But mining...
Sierra Club Endorses Rep. Ilhan Omar for 2024 Re-Election
February 26, 2024
The Sierra Club announces its endorsement of Rep. Ilhan Omar for reelection in Minnesota's 5th Congressional District.
Sierra Club Endorses Rep. Betty McCollum for 2024 Re-Election
February 26, 2024
The Sierra Club announces its endorsement of Rep. Betty McCollum for reelection in Minnesota's 4th Congressional District.
Art and Activism
February 20, 2024
Visual art, public art, and narrative storytelling have a long tradition in social change movements. In the last few years, Sierra Club North Star Chapter has learned about the power of protest art to advance our environmental and climate justice...
Real vs. Fake Climate Solutions
February 19, 2024
A primer on some of the more widely promoted greenwashed solutions from the fossil fuel industry.
EXPLORE: A Pocket Guide to WIldlife Management Areas
February 18, 2024
Alec Olson
As a hunter, there are few experiences I welcome more than setting foot onto the uneven, diverse prairie lands in western Minnesota come fall.
Gearing up, meeting friends, watching dogs pop their heads out of the tall grass,...
Living Within Limits
February 17, 2024
As an American living under late-stage capitalism, the only curb on my desires for food, energy, and consumer goods is my ability to pay. But if it is true that the end of limitless resources is upon us – and all signs point that way – I won’t be...