By Adam Warthesen, Land Stewardship Project One of the nation’s most innovative working lands farm conservation initiatives has received a financial reprieve, thanks to the continuing resolution signed by President Barack Obama on Tuesday. The continuing resolution, which was passed by Congress late last week, appropriates funds to federal government agencies through the remainder of… Read more »
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Protect Minnesota: Support the Environmental Protection Agency
By Lori AndresenIn 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency rated the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for PolyMet, a proposed toxic sulfide mine located between Babbitt and Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota, as environmentally unsatisfactor…
At the Capitol: Halfway Point
By Justin FayThe 2013 Legislative Session is now more than halfway finished, and plenty has been happening on issues affecting the environment. Energy has been a particularly busy area so far. The House and Senate are considering…
Universities Using Solar?! WHAT?!
By Christine Carroll
As a college student, I am interested in universities who are taking the opportunity to use solar energy.There are some universities in my home state of Minnesota who are currently using solar such as the College of St…
Minnesota’s Environmental Congress
On Friday morning, climate action activists greeted Minnesota leaders at the Minnesota Environmental Congress to thank Governor Dayton for his strong words on climate during his state of the state address and to encourage swi…
Forum: Getting Real About Climate Change
By Olivia Cashman
The Sierra Club North Star Chapter participated in the “Getting Real About Climate Change” forum by the League of Women Voters and Healthy Legacy on Thursday, March 14th at Mayflower Church in Minneapolis. The…
Support Clean Energy & Jobs in Minnesota
The Minnesota Legislature is currently debating which policies should be included in their response to Governor Dayton’s call for “the next big leap forward on sustainable energy.” In fact, the Minnesota House Energy Policy Committee w…
Interview Ramon Leon: Climate Disruption
By Joshua Low, Sierra Club Organizing Representative
I sat down a couple weeks ago with Ramon Leon, Executive Director of the Latino Economic Development Center of Minnesota to talk about how climate disruption is impacting La…
Healthy Legacy for Minnesota
The Sierra Club North Star Chapter is a supporting organization of the Healthy Legacy coalition. Healthy Legacy is a public health coalition representing over one million Minnesotans that are dedicated to safe products, made …
What CapX2020 (& Bad Public Policy) Could Destroy
As LSP’s latest action alert makes clear, the companies behind the CapX2020 high voltage line are trying to get away with not paying for the true value of the Minnesota farm operations they will be destroying. Unfortunately, the attitude that land which isn’t sprouting industrial infrastructure or subdivisions is nothing more than cheap”wasted space” is… Read more »