North Star Blog

Contact:Megan Wittman, megan.wittman@sierraclub.orgSUPERIOR, Wis. — Today, in a Minnesota Public Utilities Commission filing by Minnesota Power, the company announced that it will withdraw from the proposed Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC) gas...

This year, we witnessed the strength of our community in action. Sierra Club staff and members across Minnesota showed up to protect our air, water, and future. Thank you to everyone who volunteered, organized, listened, taught, and cared. Together...

The Sierra Club is a recipient of the 2025 Action Award from the Sustainable Developer Collaborative!

The natural world is shouting in color. Forests across Minnesota are a vivid patchwork of gold, orange, crimson, and purple. Yet behind this yearly spectacle lies a magical, physiological, shift inside each tree.

Rochester Public Utilities Board voted to “[reaffirm] its commitment to the goal of achieving 100 percent renewable electricity by 2030.” This is a big win for our community and we thank Rochester Public Utilities for standing by its commitment.

Today, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved plans for ALLETE, the publicly traded parent company of Minnesota Power, to be sold to private equity investors, despite evidence showing that the transaction is likely to result in...