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Opaque Coal Creek Sale May Leave Minnesotans Stuck With More Expensive Coal
June 30, 2021
Earlier today, Great River Energy (GRE) announced that the utility would be selling its Coal Creek Station power plant to Rainbow Energy Center instead of retiring it as planned. Sierra Club had previously praised GRE for its plans to close Coal...
Court of Appeals Upholds PUC’s Illegal Permits for Enbridge’s Line 3 Pipeline
June 14, 2021
Today, the Minnesota Court of Appeals announced it will uphold the Public Utilities Commission’s 2020 approval of Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline. The Red Lake, White Earth, and Mille Lacs Bands, the Minnesota Department of Commerce, Honor the Earth, the...
Mounting Costs Call Into Question The Wisdom Of Keeping Coal Creek Open
May 27, 2021
Yesterday, the Sierra Club, Clean Up the River Environment (CURE), Dakota Resource Council, and North Dakota Native Vote submitted a report to the Environmental Protection Agency explaining that the cost of bringing Coal Creek into compliance with...
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.
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...
Sierra Club statement on the murder of Daunte Wright
April 13, 2021
Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune and Minnesota Sierra Club North Star Chapter Chair Kamau Wilkins issued the following statement on the murder of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, MN.
Sierra Club Statement on Chauvin Trial
March 26, 2021
With opening statements in the trial of Derek Chauvin set to begin on Monday March 29, the Sierra Club expresses our support for George Floyd’s family and the people in our community calling for justice and accountability in the form of both...
Minnesota Supreme Court Returns Polymet Air Permit to Court of Appeals
February 24, 2021
In a ruling Wednesday, the Minnesota Supreme Court remanded the PolyMet air pollution permit to the Minnesota Court of Appeals to address whether PolyMet knowingly submitted false or misleading information to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (...
Sierra Club Statement of Support for Teamsters Local 120
February 14, 2021
The Sierra Club North Star Chapter represents over 80,000 members and supporters across Minnesota empowered to protect our communities’ well-being through environmental advocacy. In line with our mission and commitment to racial, economic and...