2021 Legislative session: Where we stand
May 21, 2021
The regular 2021 Minnesota Legislative Session has adjourned, but they will be going into extra innings with their work unfinished. The good news is, it’s not too late for Senate Republicans to choose people and communities over polluters.
Statement on endorsement of Kate Knuth for Mayor
May 21, 2021
Today, the Sierra Club North Star Chapter announced its endorsement in the City of Minneapolis Mayoral race in a statement by Michelle Hesterberg, Co-Chair of the chapter’s Minneapolis Political Committee.
Microplastics: What are they and why should we care?
May 19, 2021
Last month on Earth Day, two Sierra Club Northstar Chapter organizations—the Waters and Wetlands Stewards and the Zero Waste Task Force—co-hosted a presentation about microplastics. University of Minnesota Researcher Mary Kosuth, who studies...
Minnesota Power's Long-term Energy Plan: the good, the bad & the ugly
May 11, 2021
Minnesota Power filed its Integrated Resource Plan with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) in February 2021. This plan maps out how Minnesota Power intends to deliver energy to its Minnesota customers for the next 15 years. Despite...
Campaign Teams Update - May 2021
May 5, 2021
Campaign teams advocate for legislative change on environmental issues: Climate Justice: Shut Down the HERC; Stop Line 3: Support the Frontlines; Transportation: Clean Cars On The Move, Transit Funding Stalled
Legislative Update
May 3, 2021
Last week, the Minnesota House of Representatives passed two bills that would set our state on the right path to addressing climate change.
This Coal Bailout Is Bad For Minnesota
May 3, 2021
Great River Energy's Coal Creek plant was slated to be retired last year, but not because of environmental or health concerns -- the plant simply wasn’t profitable. By GRE’s own reporting, Coal Creek lost member-owners at least $170 million a year....
Minnesota Supreme Court Decision Overturns Polymet Permit to Mine
April 29, 2021
We’ve got some good news to share! On Wednesday, April 28th the Minnesota Supreme Court announced its decision to order the DNR to hold a contested case hearing on PolyMet, Minnesota’s first proposed and previously permitted sulfide mine.
Fight continues to stop Wisconsin fracked gas power plant despite Minnesota Supreme Court decision
April 22, 2021
The Minnesota Supreme Court Wednesday issued a decision that allows a proposed fracked gas power plant to receive Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approval without environmental review in Minnesota. The decision returns the case to the Court of...
Sierra Club Statement on the Guilty Verdict in Derek Chauvin Trial
April 21, 2021
Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune and Kamau Wilkins, Chair of the Sierra Club’s Minnesota North Star Chapter, issued a statement following the announcement that Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who murdered George Floyd, has been...