Four Weeks In: A New Direction for Minnesota’s Energy Policy?
January 29, 2017
As we approach the end of the first month of the 2017 session of the Minnesota Legislature, a number of bills are moving quickly. While high-profile issues such as health care dominate the headlines, no issue area has seen more activity so far than...
National Day of Protest Against Dakota Access Pipeline a Huge Success
November 29, 2016
Hundreds of people opposed to the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) gathered in downtown St. Paul on November 15, calling on President Obama to do everything in his power to permanently reject the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). The St. Paul rally was...
North Star State, Indeed: Minnesota Announcement is Coal to Clean Energy Game Changer
November 7, 2016
After more than five years of tireless work by Sierra Club supporters and our many allies, last week the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved a truly transformational 15-year energy plan for Xcel Energy. More than 10,000...
Sierra Club North Star Chapter’s Justin Fay Receives Willard Munger Award for Distinguished Environmental Stewardship
October 21, 2016
Each year a leader in the environmental community is selected by the Minnesota DFL to receive the Willard Munger Award. This auspicious award was presented to our very own Justin Fay at the 2016 Founders Day Dinner on October 21.
National Park Service Birthday Bike Tour - This Saturday!
September 15, 2016
What have you been doing for the last 21 years? The Sierra Club has been hosting our annual Bike Tour for every one of them. Come join us this Saturday, September 17th as we continue one of our favorite traditions. This year’s Bike Tour we’re...
The Orange Line is in Jeopardy
August 4, 2016
Dakota County has decided to leave the CTIB (County Transit Improvement Board). The CTIB allegedly retaliated by refusing to fill a $12 million gap from the failed bonding bill with CTIB funds; this puts the Orange Line in jeopardy as the bulk of...
Xcel 2016 Rate Case
August 1, 2016
This July, Xcel Energy held a series of public hearings within its service territory in order to hear what its customers think of its request to increase the rate that people must pay to purchase energy. Xcel is asking the Public Utilities...
Sierra Club at Dragon Festival June 8-9, 2016
July 25, 2016
While the expectation for this year’s Dragon Festival included high temperatures and loads of rain, it certainly did not hold true once the event began. Instead, we had sun and loads of people!
Legislative Session Report
June 29, 2016
As the 2016 session convened in March, environmental advocates approached with very modest expectations. Last year, the Legislature took a number of steps backward on the environment, rolling back protections for clean water and weakening clean...
La Lucha Sigue: The Struggle Continues
June 27, 2016
For many years the Honduran indigenous group, Lenca, has suffered human rights abuses including land and natural resources exploitation by illegal development projects as reported in the New York Times and other media sources. Under international...