Minneapolis is at a Crossroads with New Public Works Director Appointment
May 31, 2016
Last week the Minneapolis City Council unanimously adopted a nation-leading Complete Streets policy, which will support safer streets for everyone. At the same time, the city is in the midst of a search for a new Director of Public Works. The new...
Duluth Outing - Hike Along the Superior Hiking Trail
May 25, 2016
What a fabulous Spring day, May 21, for a hike on the Superior Hiking Trail! On a 75 degree and sunny day up north in Duluth, the Sierra Club sponsored contingent of 10 hikers + one ten-month old outdoorsman, enjoyed a five mile hike in the Magney-...
Open Letter to Speaker Daudt, Senate Leader Bakk, and Governor Dayton
May 18, 2016
This letter was hand delivered to 16 legislators, the Governor, and the Lt. Governor on Friday, May 13, 2016: The current debate about transportation funding is discouraging. We don’t need a bigger highway system for a growing population of retirees...
Walking St. Paul East Side Parks, and More
April 25, 2016
On a blustery spring Saturday 13 walkers showed up at Union Depot in downtown St. Paul for this circle tour of 5-6 miles. The Depot was chosen as the meeting point because of its location across from the last station on the Green Line light rail; as...
"Just Say No" to Permits for PolyMet
April 15, 2016
The Minnesota DNR is holding a public information session in Aurora to discuss the potential permitting path for PolyMet, and we need you there to voice your concerns and show your opposition. While this is not a public hearing and no "official"...
Why We Fight for $15
April 14, 2016
Today, fast-food workers, janitors, nursing home workers and other low-wage workers are coming together from across the country to strike for a $15-an-hour wage. The Sierra Club is proudly standing with workers in this fight for a living wage...
Minneapolis Unites for an Equitable Clean Power Plan
April 7, 2016
Communities came together on April 6th as Neighborhoods Organizing for Change (NOC) launched their Environmental Justice campaign with an organizing meeting. The subjects of discussion involved the Clean Power Plan (CPP) and the Hennepin Energy...
Statement in Response to Hennepin County Attorney Non-Indictment
March 30, 2016
The Sierra Club North Star Chapter stands in solidarity with all who have worked for #Justice4Jamar. Our thoughts are with the family of Jamar Clark and the community following today’s decision.Every single Minnesotan deserves a healthy community...
Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate
March 23, 2016
Over the past two years, I have worked with other health professionals to create a health care team that is working hard to address Climate Change and Public Health issues. The team has adopted a name – Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate –...
Sierra Club's open letter to Minneapolis City Council: Stop the #TumbleBag
March 16, 2016
As the #tumblebag campaign makes disturbingly clear, plastic bags are ubiquitous in our urban environment. When it comes to the plastic littering our streets, sewers, parks and lakes, less would definitely be more – which is why the Sierra Club...