North Star Blog

Updates from our Water and Wetlands Stewards.

Updates from our Forests and Wildlife Stewards.

Updates from our Zero Waste team.

Updates from our Land Use and Transportation team.

Updates from our Clean Energy team.

Updates from our Beyond Oil team.

In their reply comment filed Monday, Clean Energy Organizations (CEOs) emphasized the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as the latest in a long list of reasons the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission should cancel Minnesota Power’s plan to build the...

North Minneapolis residents have been calling for the closure of the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC) trash incinerator for years. It is past its lifespan and should have been closed several years ago. Trash incineration is detrimental to our...

No matter whether we’re black, white, brown, or what community we call home, everyone deserves to live in an equitable, healthy neighborhood and a safe climate. Right now, Minneapolis is not on track to meet its climate goals, and the city has some...

When I joined the Zero Waste Task Force, I was interested in creating less trash and wanted to get better at recycling and composting. I’m still a big fan of recycling and composting, but when it comes to plastic, the more I learn, the more I try to...