North Star Blog

Two days after an Earth Day People's Climate March, more than a dozen Sierra Club activists made their way to an afternoon Rochester Public Utilities (RPU) board meeting to make their voices heard on RPU's infrastructure plan.

Judge Ann O’Reilly released her 370-page report on Monday, rejecting Enbridge’s preferred new route, but allowing the pipeline to move forward under certain conditions. Her report apparently worried financial markets about the project’s viability....

Meet the Sierra Club North Star Chapter’s Land Use and Transportation program, which focuses on the intersections between environmental sustainability and the way cities are built. More people are living in cities. The metro region is expected to...

A key Minnesota Senate Committee voted down a bill that would have bypassed the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and approved the Enbridge Line 3 crude oil pipeline through northern Minnesota. But the proposal is not dead. A similar bill...

Back in my career days, working 50-60 hours a week and trying to be a good wife and mother, I was bemoaning to one of my sisters that there seemed to be no time for activism on any of the issues that were so critically important at the time. Having...

The North Star Chapter has been hard at work fighting to defend our air, water, natural lands and communities from rollbacks and attacks by special interests across the board. As we pass the midpoint of the 2018 session, here are a few of the key...

Our spring fever is contagious – soon, conversation begins revolving around spending time outdoors. In the sphere of Minnesota’s outdoor opportunities includes our vast variety of 66 state parks. Here are five of Minnesota’s highlighted state parks...

Minnesota's precinct caucuses are right around the corner. Caucus for the Environment on February 6!

You are invited to our inaugural film night to explore themes of racial and environmental justice. It will be Thursday, Jan. 25, from 6-9 p.m. at the Sierra Club offices, 2327 E. Franklin Ave. This is part of the Sierra Club's ongoing commitment to...

Minnesota is well known for its lakes. They are a way of life, connecting generations of residents and tourists to nature, adventure and beauty. Our state is also home to the headwaters of the Mississippi River, which provides drinking water to...