North Star Blog

Today the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Rep. Dean Phillips for reelection in Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District.

As COVID-19 continues to damage our public health and our economy, Minnesotans look to the State Legislature for leadership in this multi-layered crisis. No matter the color or your skin, no matter whether you are from the metro area or Greater...

Summertime and the toothed ones are about — aerial monsters eating as much as they weigh every week and dominating as the top predators of their insect world. No special tools or skills are required to stalk these beasts. Just look for them cruising...

Right now, Minnesota Power and Otter Tail Power have the opportunity to reduce air and climate pollution and cut down on customers’ electric bills, all by running their coal-fired power units less. Read on to learn what they need to do and how you...

All Minnesotans -- Black, white, urban, rural, Indigenous and immigrant -- are tied together. We share one home, and we are therefore united in making our communities and planet healthy for all who live here. Yet the inhumane daily assaults on...

The Inspiring Connections Outdoors (ICO), North Star Chapter joins organizations in the Twin Cities and beyond in mourning and condemning the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. His murder is the most recent example in...

Today the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Jen McEwen for election in Minnesota's State Senate District 7.

Today the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Rep. Ilhan Omar for reelection in Minnesota's 5th Congressional District.

Obviously, COVID-19 made a big impact on the session. It would be easy to blame the virus for every missed opportunity. But after an initial halt, legislators adapted to holding remote hearings conducted online. So it wasn’t the virus that prevented...

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