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Sam Palca

Sam Palca

Reporter, Minneapolis

Sam Palca is a fellow at Inside Climate News focused on politics and policy. He recently graduated from the University of Minnesota: Twin Cities with a BA in Journalism.

People cast votes at the Richland County Voter Registration and Elections Office on the second day of in-person absentee and early voting on Oct. 6, 2020 in Columbia, South Carolina. Credit: Sean Rayford/Getty Images

Sporadic Environmental Voters Hold the Power to Shift Elections and Turn Red States Blue

By Sam Palca, James Bruggers

Demonstrators are detained at an Enbridge Inc. Line 3 pump station during a 'Treaty People Gathering' protest in Hubbard County, Minnesota, on Monday, June 7, 2021. Credit: Nicole Neri/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Thousands Came to Minnesota to Protest New Construction on the Line 3 Pipeline. Hundreds Left in Handcuffs but More Vowed to Fight on.

By Sam Palca, Kristoffer Tigue, Phil McKenna

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