North Star Blog

This week, Sierra Club released a new report, “Out of Control: The Deadly Impact of Coal Pollution.” This report explores the extent and effect of particulate pollution from the country’s remaining coal-fired power plants to understand where that...

Legislative sessions are not typically associated with moments of great drama, but on January 23, 2023, in a committee hearing room at the St. Paul Capitol, testimony got a little more heated. ​

One of the biggest polluters in the County is the HERC trash burner, and with the passage of 100% clean energy climate legislation, now is the time to shut down the dirty, non-renewable, Hennepin County trash burner.

It's February and I'm already thinking about frogs and spring. My frog loving ways go back to 1996 when I signed up as a frog counter with the Minnesota Frog and Toad Citizen Survey (MFTCS). I stayed with the survey for ten years, faithfully driving...