North Star Blog

"...if the Spirit-Of-The-Night-Sky needs more stars it calls upon the Wind Spirit, who blows and causes cottonwood twigs to break, releasing their stars to heaven." - Cheyenne and Arapahoe Legend

The Minnesota legislature has completed passage of major climate, environment and transportation bills. As a result, Minnesota will become a national leader on clean energy and transit, environmental justice and climate adaptation, and securing...

The Minnesota legislature has completed passage of major climate, environment and transportation bills. As a result, Minnesota will become a national leader on clean energy and transit, environmental justice and climate adaptation, and securing...

Transportation is the #1 source of climate pollution. Right now, we have the chance to change this. We could pass dedicated and long term funding for transit this legislative session as part of a comprehensive transportation bill. Join us as we...

A new boater training bill (HF949) is rapidly progressing toward passage in this year’s session of the Minnesota Legislature. We support the bill’s goal of educating more boaters to improve public safety, but we are concerned it will harm our...

What would you say if I told you that I’d found a way for you to continue burning through fossil fuels and to continue emitting as much carbon as you like without worrying about the impact on the atmosphere, the planet, or the future?

Weeks after the 100% bill was signed into Minnesota law, Minnesota’s investor-owned electric utilities – Xcel Energy, Minnesota Power, and Otter Tail Power – laid out their intentions to implement the benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)...