North Star Blog

Today, the Minnesota Court of Appeals announced it will uphold the Public Utilities Commission’s 2020 approval of Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline. The Red Lake, White Earth, and Mille Lacs Bands, the Minnesota Department of Commerce, Honor the Earth, the...

A stroll around the lake often includes surprises, none less expected than a beady eyed, pointy nosed short-tail shrew fretting it's way along the side of the path. It's been a long time since my first encounter with these little insect eaters and...

Campaign teams advocate for legislative change on environmental issues. Clean Energy: comment on Xcel Energy's Integrated Resource Plan, climate and energy bill; Land Use and Transportation: Minnesota will be the first Clean Cars state in the...

Stewards advocate for policies related to water, forests, and wildlife. Forests and Wildlife: MTERA (Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association) 2021 virtual conference, Legacy of Nature Alliance (LONA) meeting.

Yesterday, the Sierra Club, Clean Up the River Environment (CURE), Dakota Resource Council, and North Dakota Native Vote submitted a report to the Environmental Protection Agency explaining that the cost of bringing Coal Creek into compliance with...

The regular 2021 Minnesota Legislative Session has adjourned, but they will be going into extra innings with their work unfinished. The good news is, it’s not too late for Senate Republicans to choose people and communities over polluters.

Today, the Sierra Club North Star Chapter announced its endorsement in the City of Minneapolis Mayoral race in a statement by Michelle Hesterberg, Co-Chair of the chapter’s Minneapolis Political Committee.

Last month on Earth Day, two Sierra Club Northstar Chapter organizations—the Waters and Wetlands Stewards and the Zero Waste Task Force—co-hosted a presentation about microplastics. University of Minnesota Researcher Mary Kosuth, who studies...

Minnesota Power filed its Integrated Resource Plan with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) in February 2021. This plan maps out how Minnesota Power intends to deliver energy to its Minnesota customers for the next 15 years. Despite...

Campaign teams advocate for legislative change on environmental issues: Climate Justice: Shut Down the HERC; Stop Line 3: Support the Frontlines; Transportation: Clean Cars On The Move, Transit Funding Stalled