*Note to access press releases prior to Sept. 2018 please click here.
Metro Transit Sets 100% Electric Bus Fleet Target
December 10, 2018
After months of requests and pressure from environmental and equity groups, Metro Transit announced a plan Monday to transition the entire Twin Cities bus fleet to electric buses, as a way of combating pollution and cutting carbon emissions. The...
2018 Midterm Elections: Climate Deniers Out, Champions In
November 7, 2018
We proudly congratulate a new generation of Minnesota leaders on a historic achievement. We look forward to working closely with Governor-Elect Walz, Lieutenant Governor-elect Flanagan, Leader Hortman and the new majority in the Minnesota House, and...
Press Release: Minnesota Sierra Club Responds to PolyMet Permit Decision
November 1, 2018
We are deeply disappointed in the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources decision to proceed with issuing permits including the permit to mine. Northern Minnesota’s iconic waterways – from Lake Superior to the Boundary Waters, and everything in...
Press Release: PUC Approves Gas Plant, Fails To Protect Ratepayers And Climate
October 30, 2018
Clean Energy advocacy groups are disappointed in a decision today by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to approve a petition from Minnesota Power to build a new gas plant across the border in Superior, Wisconsin. The groups intervened in the...
Press Release: Trump Administration Opens Door to Sulfide Mining Near Boundary Waters
September 6, 2018
Today, the Trump Administration directly threatened the future of Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, one of America’s iconic wilderness areas.