Connections between racial justice & the environmental movement
June 30, 2020
All Minnesotans -- Black, white, urban, rural, Indigenous and immigrant -- are tied together. We share one home, and we are therefore united in making our communities and planet healthy for all who live here. Yet the inhumane daily assaults on...
Sierra Club Endorses Jen McEwen for Senate District 7 in Duluth
June 26, 2020
Today the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Jen McEwen for election in Minnesota's State Senate District 7.
Sierra Club Endorses Ilhan Omar for Congress
June 26, 2020
Today the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Rep. Ilhan Omar for reelection in Minnesota's 5th Congressional District.
No Progress at Legislature: Blame the Kochs, not the Virus
June 16, 2020
Obviously, COVID-19 made a big impact on the session. It would be easy to blame the virus for every missed opportunity. But after an initial halt, legislators adapted to holding remote hearings conducted online. So it wasn’t the virus that prevented...
Stewards Update
June 14, 2020
Stewards advocate for policies related to water, forests, and wildlife - updates on their latest meetings and research.
Campaign Teams Update
June 13, 2020
Campaign teams advocate for legislative change on environmental issues - updates from our Clean Energy, Stop Line 3 and Land Use and Transportation teams.
Minnesota Power’s “Energy Forward” Plan Puts Profits Before People
June 12, 2020
Duluth-based Minnesota Power sits at the center of a complicated web of economic and environmental interests. The climate crisis has made visible how profit-seeking corporations promote dirty energy at the expense of both public health and a healthy...
Confronting Systemic Racism and Police Brutality
May 29, 2020
Dear Sierra Club North Star community, we are reaching out to you all with our hearts in this terrible, tragic time. The Sierra Club is committed to confronting the inequality embedded into our society that has allowed these tragedies to persist. If...
Sierra Club Statement on the Murder of George Floyd
May 27, 2020
Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune and Kamau Wilkins, the Executive Committee Chair of the Sierra Club's Minnesota Chapter, issued the following statement on the murder of George Floyd.
A Commute Revolution
May 23, 2020
A record-setting Transportation Summit, called “Commute Revolution,” happened just before Memorial Day. The main takeaway from the summit was one of hope, and a call to action: We should be using pandemic-era disruptions to our normal lives as a...