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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

 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...

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 ...

By Stephanie Spitzer As I mentioned when we started this solar blog series, we have a big opportunity this year to push the Minnesota legislature to pass legislation in support of a 10% solar standard by 2030.  Today, Tuesday, March ...

The videos below are from the Clean Energy Resource Team's "Clean Energy Superheroes" series. They speak to the playful, yet promising spirit of Minnesotans working hard to build renewable energy solutions to replace existing, dirty energy....