Play3min 51secCoal and new gas power plants will have to meet climate pollution targetsApril 25, 2024 4:25 AMBy Jeff Brady Fifteen years after the EPA said greenhouse gasses are a danger to public health, the agency finalized rules to limit climate-warming pollution from existing coal and new gas power plants.
Play4min 33secReport: Twin Cities air quality improving, but climate change complicates cleanupApril 24, 2024 12:33 PMBy Cathy Wurzer and Gracie StocktonThe American Lung Association released its 25th annual State of the Air report Wednesday and it shows air quality in the Twin Cities metro area improved slightly between 2020 and 2022.
South Koreans sue government over climate change, saying it's violating human rightsApril 24, 2024 5:05 AMBy Anthony Kuhn Plaintiffs including 17-month-old boy nicknamed Woodpecker bring landmark climate litigation in South Korea, the first in Asia to get a public hearing.
American Crystal Sugar Company heavily fined for air quality violationsApril 23, 2024 4:12 PMBy Dan GundersonMoorhead based American Crystal Sugar Company has been fined $350,000 for air quality violations. Under a new state law, a portion of that money will go to a local community health board.
State regulators launch big Mississippi water monitoring projectApril 23, 2024 7:25 AMBy Estelle Timar-WilcoxState regulators gathered at the Mississippi River on Earth Day to announce a big undertaking: The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will test water along all 650 miles of the river within the state’s borders this year.
Sabathani Community Center in south Minneapolis celebrates sustainability projectsApril 22, 2024 7:18 PMBy Alex CipolleOn Earth Day, Scott Redd stood with Rep. Ilhan Omar and Sen. Tina Smith in the parking lot of the Sabathani Community Center in south Minneapolis. They were there to celebrate the center — the city’s oldest African American community center — as a leader in sustainability and energy.
Play4min 20secBroadband installation the leading cause of underground infrastructure damageApril 22, 2024 3:30 PMBy Tom Crann and Ngoc BuiThat's according to a brief released last week by North Star Policy Action, an independent research organization. Jake Schwitzer, the executive director of North Star, shared more of the findings and why some are raising concern.
Play9min 38secThis Earth Day, a scientist shares tips for building climate action into everyday lifeApril 22, 2024 2:29 PMBy Nina Moini and Alanna ElderUniversity of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership Director Heidi Roop published a book called “The Climate Action Handbook” to help people figure out where to start.
Play3min 35secHow do you build without over polluting? That’s the challenge of new Catan board gameApril 22, 2024 1:59 PMBy Nathan Rott A new version of the popular board game Catan aims to make players wrestle with a 21st-century problem: How do you develop and expand without overly polluting the planet?
On Earth Day, Biden is launching a new site to apply for Climate Corps jobsApril 22, 2024 4:00 AMBy Elena Moore President Joe Biden has been trying to get young voters excited about his 2024 reelection bid, even though polls show they're disappointed with some of his policies.