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Move Minnesota, Sierra Club, and MN350 Push Back as Gov. Walz’s Budget Proposal Ignores Urgent Need for Transit Investments
January 28, 2021
Unmet transit needs compromise Minnesota’s ability to address the climate crisis, racial equity, and economic recovery. United in our concern that the Governor’s 2021 budget proposal completely ignores these critical transit needs, Move Minnesota,...
Sierra Club Response to Governor Walz's Budget
January 26, 2021
Contact: margaret.levin@sierraclub.org, 612-259-2446
St. Paul, MN -- Today Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced his two-year budget proposal. In response, the Sierra Club North Star Chapter issued the following statement from State Director...
Environmental Justice Advisory Group Resigns Following Line 3 Permitting Decision
November 17, 2020
On Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, the majority of the members of Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's Environmental Justice Advisory Group resigned in protest of the MPCA's decision to provide a permit to Enbridge to expand their Line 3 pipeline.
Walz Administration Ignores Line 3 Threat to Clean Water, Climate, and Communities
November 13, 2020
Today, ignoring evidence about the serious threat Enbridge’s Line 3 tar sands pipeline would pose to Minnesota’s clean water, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Commissioner Laura Bishop approved a water crossing permit allowing the...
Minnesota Sierra Club Statement on 2020 Elections
November 4, 2020
Minnesotans turned out in historically high numbers to vote in the November 3 election. In response the Sierra Club North Star Chapter issued the following statement from State Director Margaret Levin.
Sierra Club Condemns Minnesota Senate Republicans’ Retaliation Against Commerce Commissioner Steve Kelley
September 11, 2020
Today, Republicans in the Minnesota Senate voted to fire Department of Commerce Commissioner Steve Kelley in retaliation for doing his job and carrying out the mission of the Department of Commerce, which is charged with protecting the public...
Sierra Club Applauds Walz Administration for Staying the Course on Line 3 Appeal
August 19, 2020
The Sierra Club applauds the Minnesota Department of Commerce and Governor Tim Walz for their decision to continue their appeal of the Certificate of Need for Enbridge’s Line 3 tar sands pipeline.
Groups Challenge PUC’s Latest Flawed Line 3 Approval in Court
August 18, 2020
Opponents of Enbridge’s proposed Line 3 pipeline filed a lawsuit with the Court of Appeals today challenging the Public Utilities Commission’s (PUC) approval of permits for the project.
Sierra Club Political Action Committee statement on Jen McEwen’s Victory in Senate District 7
August 12, 2020
“This is a great day for Duluth. Jen McEwen will be an effective progressive Senator on many issues, and it’s a great day for all Minnesotans because we are one vote closer to finally taking real action on the climate and growing jobs in a new green...
Sierra Club Statement on the Murder of George Floyd
May 27, 2020
Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune and Kamau Wilkins, the Executive Committee Chair of the Sierra Club's Minnesota Chapter, issued the following statement on the murder of George Floyd.