North Star Blog

Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune and Kamau Wilkins, the Executive Committee Chair of the Sierra Club's Minnesota Chapter, issued the following statement on the murder of George Floyd.

A record-setting Transportation Summit, called “Commute Revolution,” happened just before Memorial Day. The main takeaway from the summit was one of hope, and a call to action: We should be using pandemic-era disruptions to our normal lives as a...

It's spring in Minnesota and frogs and toads are seeking other frogs and toads. Love is in the air! With warm spring nights and days, the waters and wetlands are alive with passionate songs; a veritable amphibian choir. You are, of course, welcome...

Jasper Lake always has a nesting pair of loons. In recent years, following their progress from nesting to flight and migration has become the focal point of my passion for photography. We follow them closely, inhaling their long low wails, reporting...

On the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, the Saint Paul City Council voted to remove one lane of car traffic on Ayd Mill Road to make room for a trail for people walking and bicycling. For Saint Paul non-motorized transportation, it was one of the...

Stewards advocate for policies related to water, forests, and wildlife - updates on their latest meetings and research.

Campaign teams advocate for legislative change on environmental issues - updates from our Clean Energy, Stop Line 3 and Land Use and Transportation teams.

350.org co-founder Jamie Henn has complied a jaw-dropping list of fossil fuel COVID-19 grifts in the works. In Minnesota too, there are troubling developments.

The plastic revolution has transformed the things we make and use. However, the 20th century revolution has become a 21st century disaster and created a “planet plastic” with massive environmental contamination in evidence everywhere. What should be...

Clean Energy Committee member Dale Lutz says that of the many projects he’s been involved in, his current favorite is investigating how to wean ourselves off fossil fuel by “recycling” CO2 greenhouse gas and combining it with water and low-carbon...