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March 21, 2016 11:37 AM

An upside to climate change? Better French wine

Global warming has made conditions historically associated with great wines more frequent in Bordeaux and Burgundy, a study finds. But things look less bright for California vineyards.

by Alastair Bland

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March 17, 2016 3:18 PM

Trees can adjust to warming temps, U of M study finds

There's more time than previously thought before trees and plants go from being a climate change solution to a climate change problem, University of Minnesota scientists have discovered.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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March 17, 2016 12:15 PM

Warm weather triggers early ice outs on many Minnesota lakes

State climatologists say there is enough data on some state lakes to show a trend toward earlier ice out dates, indicating Minnesota's climate has changed.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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March 2, 2016 4:00 AM

Minnesota presses clean power plan as Supreme Court tells feds to wait

Gov. Mark Dayton is pushing ahead on his clean power efforts despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision ordering federal authorities to delay plans to cut power plant carbon emissions.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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February 29, 2016 3:31 PM

GOP, DFL activists to caucus on climate change

For some, Tuesday's caucuses will be less about the candidates and more about rallying support for a solution to climate change.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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February 20, 2016 7:19 AM

Why science teachers struggle with teaching climate change

Many middle and high school science teachers are getting climate change wrong, according to a survey published in the journal Science.

by Cory Turner

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February 10, 2016 7:31 PM

Will California gas leak mark a turning point in energy debate?

A massive methane leak may soon end, but its environmental impact is still being weighed. A scientist says it won't have a big effect globally, but it's a setback in efforts to curb greenhouse gases.

by Kelly McEvers

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January 20, 2016 9:54 AM

NOAA, NASA: 2015 was hottest on Earth by a wide margin

It's the fourth time in 11 years that Earth broke annual marks for high temperature.

by The Associated Press

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January 12, 2016 6:17 PM

A month after Paris, Minn. ready to take 'bold action' on climate change

The Minnesotans who attended last month's U.N. conference on climate change in Paris encouraged grassroots efforts to hold international leaders accountable for addressing the issue.

by Elizabeth Dunbar