North Star Blog

WIN! On May 6, the MnDOT Interim Commissioner announced a commitment to include a highway-to-boulevard option in the "Rethinking I-94" project planning process.

All across Minnesota we are celebrating the recent win for tribal rights and tribal water quality standards thanks to advocacy of the Fond Du Lac Band. The Band has objected to a federal water permit for the proposed PolyMet sulfide mining project...

Minnesotans from Morris to Mankato want real climate solutions. With climate denial and false solutions being put forward amidst a climate crisis, it can be hard to stay engaged and hopeful. But real, impactful and powerful solutions are here and on...

First of its kind study in Minnesota details deadly and disproportionate impacts of burning fossil fuel - Independent experts dug into the data Minnesota Power presented to support its latest long-term energy plan and found that the Nemadji Trail...

Campaign teams advocate for legislative change on environmental issues.

For over a decade, ENPI has envisioned converting the now-vacant 230,000-square-foot Sears Roebuck distribution center known as the Roof Depot to an urban farm. EPNI has designed a project that would serve as a neighborhood center, including indoor...

Help create a more sustainable and healthier environment. Here are the actions our Zero Waste Task Force is focusing on this year.

MN PUC Approves Coal Retirements, Renewables, and No New Gas in Xcel IRP This week, the MN Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved, with modifications, Xcel Energy’s Integrated Resource Plan, a 15-year energy plan for customers in Minnesota....

Culture is often defined as a learned set of shared interpretations about beliefs, values, norms and social practices which affects the behaviors of a relatively large group of people. Culture is powerful precisely because it is so present and at...

Metro Transit, the major transit agency serving the seven-county Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, has published its much-anticipated Zero Emission Bus Transition Plan. The Coalition for Clean Transportation, a team of local clean energy, environmental...