North Star Blog

Members from the Forests and Wildlife Stewards team met with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to ensure that Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) are kept intact to be used as carbon sinks, and that the DNR is not drifting from wildlife-first...

The 2020 legislative session is underway! Always unique in many ways, today Minnesota is the only state in America with a divided legislature where Democrats control one house and the Republicans control the other house. While sometimes a recipe...

The hard work of our dedicated campaign teams is paying off. Many successes have been realized and more projects are in the queue. This month, hear from our Zero Waste Task Force, Stop Line 3 and Land Use and Transportation teams...

Today the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Rep. Betty McCollum for reelection in Minnesota's 4th Congressional District.

The concept of clean energy first is common sense - to address the climate crisis, protect communities from pollution and create good clean energy jobs in Minnesota - utilities should prioritize clean energy when planning to meet electricity needs...

“Our current economic system values profit above people and the planet,” Sierra Club organizer Dominique Diaddigo-Cash said at a recent press conference in Minneapolis. “The same factors that drive owners to pay unlivable wages,” he continued, “...

Minnesota activists opposed to Line 3 committed to continued opposition to the controversial tar sands pipeline despite a ruling from the Public Utilities Commission approving the certificate of need for the project.

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) just released a new report on the Minnesota energy market and found something troubling: Even as more and more Minnesota power companies move from fossil fuels to renewable energy, small electricity...

The Sierra Club is expanding in Minnesota. We are excited to introduce three new wonderful staff to you all.

Many Sierra Club members are interested in solar power for obvious environmental reasons. For some of us, however, it’s simply not an option. If you live in an apartment, it is, of course, impossible. Similarly, I live in a townhouse project in...