House Considers Legislation to Protect Beloved Boundary Waters from Mining
February 5, 2020
Today, the House of Representatives hosted a hearing on the Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act -- a bill that would permanently protect more than 200,000 acres of the Superior National Forest in northeastern Minnesota...
Change is Coming to Electric Cooperatives
January 21, 2020
Tri-State, a Colorado electric generation and transmission cooperative utility, recently announced they are closing two coal-fired power plants after public pressure from their members, customers, the Sierra Club and its partners. Minnesota electric...
PUC to offer encore performance of “Ignore the Risk,” starring Enbridge Line 3
December 14, 2019
If the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) were to have a mascot it would be the ostrich, its head buried in the sand. The PUC approved permits for the deeply flawed Enbridge Line 3 tar sands pipeline in 2018. The PUC ignored Line 3’s...
One Minnesota - Across the Arrowhead & For Our Waters
November 20, 2019
For the past few years, the Sierra Club has opposed an existential threat to Minnesota’s clean water. This threat is sulfide ore copper-nickel mine operations proposed for northern Minnesota. The enormity of the threats from sulfide mines can’t be...
Building New Gas Plants will leave Minnesota ratepayers on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars in stranded costs
November 12, 2019
We are in the midst of a climate crisis, yet Minnesota utilities are proposing to build new fossil fuel plants instead of planning for a 100% clean & equitable energy future. Not only are fossil fuels a risk for our climate and communities - it...
Sierra Club equity goals move forward with Partnership Grants
October 24, 2019
The North Star Chapter has committed to being an intercultural, anti-racist organization. Our latest effort to live into that pledge is to offer our volunteer teams the opportunity to apply for Partnership Grants to build stronger relationships with...
Amanda Forero: North Star Sierran Spotlight
October 23, 2019
This month we are spotlighting Amanda Forero. Amanda is a regular office volunteer and member of our Change and Equity Outreach Team.
Our Puppy’s First Camping Trip at Moose Lake State Park
October 22, 2019
Willow’s floppy ears fly backward like long, flowing hair as she rips and roars around camp. She’s a 3-month-old labradoodle and it was her first time camping. A sweet pup, she’s got a bunch of energy - sometimes too much. But nothing takes it out...
Say No to Proposed New Fracked Gas Plant Near Lake Superior
October 18, 2019
Two utilities, Dairyland Power in Wisconsin and Minnesota Power in Minnesota, are asking regulators for permission to build a new $700 million fracked gas power plant in Superior, the proposed Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC). They want to double...
Sierra Club Endorses Duluth City Council Candidates
October 11, 2019
Endorsements were awarded to Mike Mayou for City Councilor at Large, Gary Anderson for City Councilor in the First District and Roz Randorf for City Councilor in the Third District.