Climate

May 25, 2017 4:00 AM

MN's greenhouse gas goal flopped. New goal: 'electrify everything'

Ten years ago, lawmakers pledged to cut Minnesota's greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050. Officials today concede they've barely moved the needle, but they're hoping new technology can reenergize the effort.

by Dan Kraker

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May 25, 2017 12:00 AM

Fond du Lac 'Water in a Time of Climate Change' event

Scientists, elders and community members from the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa spoke recently at a gathering entitled, "Water in a Time of Climate Change."

by MPR News Staff

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May 11, 2017 11:54 AM

What cities are doing to prepare for climate change

Regardless of what happens on a national scale for climate change, cities are starting to deal with the practical effects of extreme weather, heat, and floods.

by Paul Huttner and Elizabeth Shockman

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April 13, 2017 8:35 AM

Scientists seek holy grail of climate change in Oman's hills

Geologists are coring samples from one of the world's only exposed sections of the Earth's mantle to uncover how a spontaneous natural process millions of years ago transformed CO2 into limestone and marble.

by The Associated Press

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March 21, 2017 4:00 AM

Prodded by young people, cities take aggressive climate action

St. Louis Park and Grand Marais have both passed "climate inheritance" resolutions to reduce citywide greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2040.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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March 17, 2017 8:19 AM

Republicans join Democrats against Trump's Great Lakes cuts

President Trump wants to eliminate federal support of a program that addresses the Great Lakes' most pressing environmental threats. The response from Republicans in Great Lakes states: No, thanks.

by The Associated Press

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March 17, 2017 6:51 AM

Study: 'Urgent' action against global warming needed to save coral reefs

After another major coral bleaching event, a new study has concluded that securing a future for coral reefs "ultimately requires urgent and rapid action to reduce global warming."

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March 16, 2017 3:18 PM

Climate Cast: CO2 is driving climate changes

A recent interview with the head of the EPA has caused an uproar in the science community.

by Paul Huttner

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March 15, 2017 8:50 AM

Mia exhibit combines algae, sci-fi

Artist Alison Hiltner uses algae to explore the relationship between humans and the environment.

by Marianne Combs

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March 14, 2017 10:08 AM

Natural environmental swings cause up to half of Arctic sea ice loss

Researchers say 30 percent to 50 percent of the ice loss is due to natural variation in temperature and humidity, while human-caused warming is responsible for the rest.

by Christopher Joyce

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