Clean Up Coal Pollution / Support Renewable Energy
Big Win on Big Stone II!
The Sierra Club's committed activists, volunteers, organizers and
partner organizations have worked tirelessly for over three years to
delay the Big Stone II Coal plant expansion. Now, Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) has overturned the State of South Dakota's
approval of the massive Big Stone II coal-fired power plant, sending
Big Stone II back to the drawing board.
» Big Stone press release
Big Stone II Coal Plant Expansion
The proposed Big Stone II Coal Plant is an enormous expansion of an existing coal plant just over the border in South Dakota that will provide Minnesota with more power. Expanding this coal plant will mean less resources for clean, renewable energy, and that more Minnesota dollars will go to dirty, polluting coal for years to come. » More on the Big Stone II coal plant expansion proposal…
Facts on Coal Pollution
- Coal Emissions factsheet
- EPA studies: Minorities, poor suffer most from pollution (and an interview with David Pace, the reporter who wrote the story
If you're interested in finding out more or getting involved in the Sierra Club's campaign to clean up dirty coal and move towards clean energy alternatives, e-mail Cesia Kearns at or phone 612-659-9124.