North Star Blog

Today, Governor Walz took executive action to protect the Boundary Waters watershed from sulfide ore mining. The Sierra Club North Star Chapter thanks Governor Walz for standing up for water, wilderness, and Minnesotans.

Have you been thinking of buying an Electric Vehicle (EV)? Or have one, and have questions about how to use it? Sierra Club offers free EV Basics workshops to answer your questions. If you'd like to learn more, or share your own knowledge about EVs...

The ExCom is made up of fifteen at-large elected Sierra Club members in Minnesota. Any current member is eligible to run. We invite you to submit names to the Nominations Committee for consideration by August 15, 2026.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has released its proposed rules for implementing the cumulative impacts law, and the public comment period is underway. Add your voice to those who have already commented to help push the draft rules to...

Our hearts are with the people and wildlife of Northern Minnesota affected by the devastating wildfires burning across the Superior National Forest and Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Neonicotinoids (neonics) are pesticides developed as neurotoxins for insects. They are now the most widely used pesticides in the world, yet they are harmful to biodiversity and humans, too. What can be done to limit their use?