North Star Blog

Stewards advocate for policies related to water, forests, and wildlife - updates on their latest meetings and research.

My neighbor Karen raises monarch butterflies. Well, not exactly “raises” since the butterflies are perfectly capable of raising themselves. It’s more like giving them a protected home on her patio with plenty of food. This year she watched 29 of her...

Enbridge’s application for the Line 3 water quality certification must be denied by the MPCA. Here’s why...

Electing climate champions - shut down the HERC incinerator - stop new gas plants - clean car standards - stopping Line 3

Minnesotans -- Black and white, urban and rural -- want to protect our children’s and our climate’s future. Unfortunately, while Xcel Energy has made steps in the right direction, the company isn’t there yet. We need a bold plan that gets us to 100...

Today, Republicans in the Minnesota Senate voted to fire Department of Commerce Commissioner Steve Kelley in retaliation for doing his job and carrying out the mission of the Department of Commerce, which is charged with protecting the public...

Minnkota Power Cooperative claims that Project Tundra, when complete, will capture 90% of carbon using Carbon Capture Sequestration (CCS) and will cost $1.1 billion total to build. But if this project fails as badly as Petra Nova, who will end up...

Stewards advocate for policies related to water, forests, and wildlife - updates on their latest meetings and research.

Campaign teams advocate for legislative change on environmental issues - updates from our Zero Waste, Clean Energy and Land Use and Transportation teams.

Today the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Quinn Nystrom for Minnesota's 8th Congressional District.