North Star Blog

The Sierra Club is thrilled to endorse our endorsement of Rep. Betty McCollum for reelection to Minnesota’s 4th Congressional District.

The signed organizations, representing tens of thousands of Minnesotans across the state, have concerns and suggestions for connected autonomous vehicles (CAVs) and SF 4618.

The Sierra Club North Star Chapter brings the voices of our 50,000 Minnesotan supporters to the State Capitol to pass strong environmental laws. With Federal rollbacks and chaos, State action could not be more urgent.

Today, in a brazen assault on the health and welfare of the American public, the Trump administration finalized its rule revoking the Environmental Protection Agency’s longstanding greenhouse gas endangerment finding under the federal Clean Air Act.

Tech billionaires are trying to build giant data centers across Minnesota. Their plans--if not well regulated--could pollute our water, drain aquifers, increase climate emissions, raise electric bills, subject neighbors to air, noise and light...

In Minnesota, caucuses are an opportunity for us to gather with our neighbors and advocate that all Minnesota political parties lead on protecting our climate and environment at this critical time. 2026 precinct caucuses are on Tuesday February 3 at...

John is the chair of two volunteer teams at the North Star Chapter: the Clean Energy Team and the Legislative Team. We asked him about his work with the chapter in fighting the Trump regime as it attacks the rule of law and our democracy.

The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote today on a controversial proposal, backed by the Trump Administration, that would allow toxic sulfide mining in the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota.

We are hearing that there may be a House vote as soon as Wednesday, January 21 to repeal a mining ban in the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota. Tell your members of Congress to vote NO on H.J.Res.140.

On Thursday January 15, Minnesota's Public Utilities Commission voted to allow the burning of trees or trash for electricity to be called carbon free. The Sierra Club North Star Chapter issued the following statement in response.