Enbridge admits Line 3 construction can’t meet all state environmental standards for protecting water
July 20, 2019
The proposed Enbridge Line 3 crude oil pipeline will run 340 miles through northern Minnesota, crossing more than 200 water bodies and 75 miles of wetlands. It also threatens wild rice areas important to the Anishinaabe. Stunningly, Enbridge already...
Appeal of Superior gas power plant takes next step as arguments are filed
July 20, 2019
Minnesota Power is still trying to build Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC), a proposed new gas-burning power plant. Despite a ruling last July that NTEC was not “needed or reasonable” and not in the public interest, the Minnesota PUC approved the...
Scott Russell: North Star Sierran Spotlight
June 11, 2019
This week, we celebrated big news in the fight to Stop Line 3: On Monday, the courts denied Enbridge's Environmental Impact Statement for its failure to address the impact of spills on Lake Superior. We caught up with Scott Russell, this month's...
2019 MN Legislative Session Results
May 30, 2019
This divided government led to a stalemate conclusion to the 2019 Legislative Session, with anti-environment leadership in the Senate consistently refusing to move the needle on legislation core to Minnesota values -- including protecting our waters...
Report Card on Xcel Energy’s 2019 Resource Plan Preview
May 30, 2019
Last week, Xcel Energy and Sierra Club made big headlines with an agreement that included an announcement that Xcel was going coal-free by 2030. On the same day, Xcel shared a preview of its IRP (Integrated Resource Plan, a 15-year, long-term energy...
Xcel Energy’s 2019 Resource Plan Preview
May 30, 2019
Last week Xcel Energy and Sierra Club made big headlines with an agreement that included an announcement that Xcel was going coal-free by 2030. On the same day Xcel shared a preview of its IRP (Integrated Resource Plan, a 15-year, long-term energy...
Clean Energy Groups Appeal Superior, Wisconsin, Gas Power Plant Approval
May 2, 2019
Today, clean energy groups Sierra Club, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, and Union of Concerned Scientists appealed the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission’s (PUC) approval to build the Nemadji Trail Energy Center gas power plant...
Clean Energy Groups Appeal PUC Approval of Superior Fracked Gas Plant
May 2, 2019
On May 1st, Sierra Club, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, and Union of Concerned Scientists appealed the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission’s (PUC) approval of a plan to build a new gas power plant in Superior, Wisconsin. Minnesotans...
At the Capitol: Minnesota Legislative Update
April 30, 2019
Since the legislative session began in January, the North Star Chapter has been meeting with Representatives and Senators, making phone calls, sending action alerts, attending hearings, and calling on you -- our supporters across Minnesota -- to...
What Waters Count?
March 28, 2019
What the EPA is proposing and how we got here; what's at stake, and what you can do about it.