North Star Blog

In 2017, Minneapolis launched its Green Zone initiative to support the health and economic development of its most marginalized communities, including East Phillips. But the city’s plan for the Roof Depot warehouse site would do the opposite,...

With the passing of the 100 Percent by 2040 bill promoted by the Sierra Club North Star Chapter's Clean Energy Team we are joining 21 other states in showing the way to a future consistent with the international aims of the Intergovernmental Panel...

You’ve probably heard of TED Talks (Technology, Education, Design). But there’s another TED that will get you to work, promote social justice, and save the climate at the same time. Transit Equity Day (TED) is held annually on February 4, the...

Seven years ago a coal plant was operating in Rochester. Five years ago, Rochester adopted carbon emissions goals of 30% reduction by 2025 and 80% by 2050. In September, the city accepted the Energy Commission’s recommendation to set new citywide...

Scott Russell We Minnesotans value clean water, air, forests, and prairies. We want to leave our children an environment that’s better than what we inherited. In Minnesota, it’s up to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the...

By now, you’ve probably heard that 100% Clean Energy passed the Minnesota House. And you’ve likely heard that it also passed the Minnesota Senate. Maybe you, like other passionate environmental advocates and Sierra Club members across the state, are...

Entire ecosystems are adapted to the challenges of winter. Leaves change color; butterflies and birds migrate. The natural world knows what’s coming. As trees and fields sleep, many animals carry on under the terms nature imposes. Harsh terms, but...

Last night, the Minnesota State Senate passed SF 4, which raises Minnesota’s Renewable Energy Standard and creates a Carbon Free Standard that would require all of Minnesota’s utilities to produce carbon-free electricity by 2040. The bill now moves...

Clean water is becoming ever more precious in a hotter, drier world. Because Lake Superior holds 10% of all the freshwater on the planet, Minnesotans have a great responsibility to preserve this life-giving resource, today and for future generations.

The Sierra Club is standing with the West Side Community Organization as they evaluate a proposal for a new sewage incinerator near the West Side of Saint Paul. West Siders know it’s no coincidence that across the country and right here at home,...