Basic LTE Suggestions

1. Successful LTEs for CCL usually follow a basic outline:

• Reference something in the news or a specific part of a news story from the paper.

• Transition into how that news relates to climate change.

• Identify a solution (such as carbon pricing, the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, reducing carbon emissions to net zero by 2050, etc).

• Present a call to action (such as call/write your Members of Congress, learn more at CitizensClimateLobby.org, get a home energy audit to reduce your carbon footprint, etc),

2. View published LTE Examples by Minnesota CCL Volunteers. 

3. See Citizens' Climate Lobby's LTE Topics for an updated list of timely topics and additional information. 

4. How to Write Effective Letters to the Editor is a brief training that every CCL volunteer should view. A companion training is Writing Opinion Columns (Op-Eds) for longer pieces. 

5. Check to see if your letter was published. If you are not a subscriber, here are some options: 

• Call the paper to ask. 

• Go to the library and check out the most recent edition. 

• If you know someone who subscribes, ask them to monitor the paper for your LTE. 

• Some papers put some content online for everyone, not just subscribers—this often includes the letters section. 

• You can set a Google alert which will send you an email if the letter is printed—not foolproof but often works. 

Attend a LTE Workshop

Attend a LTE workshop by Zoom: Get your next LTE started or completed in this monthly workshop. 

Upcoming Letter Writing Zoom Parties (register using the link above)

• Nov 12, 2025 7:00 PM

• Dec 10, 2025 7:00 PM

• Jan 14, 2026 7:00 PM

Recent Letter Writing Zoom Parties

View recording of May 29 LTE & Op-ed Workshop to Defend Clean Energy Tax Credits

Find Minnesota Newspapers

Visit Minnesota Newspapers Directory  to find a list of  all newspapers in Minnesota. You can sort by city and county. You will find links to all the papers as well as contact information, circulation and other basic details. The Minnesota Newspaper Association Member Directory 2025 is another resource. See below for a short list of papers known to print climate LTEs in Minnesota.

Writing Op-Eds