Teaching middle-schoolers climate change without terrifying them
One science teacher in Miami knows how sea-level rise could affect her students' lives when they are her age. She is determined to teach them to take that seriously, with optimism.
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Leaked memo: No remains, artifacts found at Dakota Access Pipeline site
Paul Picha says in the memo published Monday by Say Anything blogger Rob Port that seven state archaeologists inspected the 1.3-mile section and found only animal teeth and bone fragments. Officials say the memo is only a draft and is part of an on-going investigation.
Five solar farms in Minnesota slated for completion next year
New Jersey-based NRG Energy says five solar farms in Minnesota are slated for completion next year. The projects are in Washington, Dakota, Goodhue, Olmstead and Dodge counties and will supply some major companies.
Groups question Enbridge's plans for proposed oil pipeline project
Environmental groups want state regulators to re-review a proposed oil pipeline project in northern Minnesota.
Minnesota officials wait to reopen flooded roads
Hundreds of residents in flood-ravaged Waseca and St. Clair are dealing with property damage while state transportation officials wait for the water to recede to begin inspecting inundated roads and bridges.
Dozens of U.S., Canadian tribes unite against proposed oil pipelines
At least 50 First Nations and tribes signed a treaty Thursday opposing tar sands expansion plans that they view as "a collective threat to our Nations."
Southeastern Minnesota still swamped after a deluge of rain
Communities are cleaning up debris, pumping water and trying to manage wastewater systems after storms this week dumped curtains of rain on southeastern Minnesota.
North Dakota tribes seek review of pipelines under reservoir
North Dakota's oil-rich Three Affiliated Tribes wants a federal appeals court to quickly decide whether a Texas company needed tribal permission to put an oil pipeline and a natural gas pipeline beneath a Missouri River reservoir.
In historically wet year, this week's storms not quite 'mega'
Make no mistake, parts of Minnesota got a lot of rain overnight Wednesday. But it wasn't enough to classify it as a "mega storm event."
Rusty patched bumble bee recommended for endangered list
The bees once ranged over 28 states stretching from Minnesota to Maine and into parts of Canada, but are now limited to small and scattered colonies in about a dozen states.
U.N. pledges to fight antibiotic resistance in historic agreement
Drug resistance is no longer a matter of health. It could have massive implications for the world's economy and food supply.
U of MN Extension thinks aggressive weed has reached Minnesota
Palmer amaranth can shoot up as high as 7 feet, and just one plant can produce 500,000 to 1 million tiny seeds.
Climate Cast: What the U.S. presidential candidates say about climate change
Shawn Otto, co-founder and chair of Science Debate, spoke with MPR News host Kerri Miller about what our presidential candidates are saying about climate change.
Fond du Lac Band to hold fall moose hunt over state objections
The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa plans to hold an off-reservation moose hunt beginning Saturday in northeast Minnesota, despite concern from the Minnesota DNR over the iconic animal's steep population decline.
Report: Plastics, road salt and farm runoff threaten Mississippi
A new report looked at threats to the 72-mile stretch of the river that travels through the Twin Cities area.
Once nearly wiped out by pollution, wild rice is coming back to northern MN
Several groups are seeding 12,000 pounds of wild rice into the St. Louis River this fall, part of an ambitious effort to restore 250 acres of wild rice to this culturally important waterway.
Farmers enlist chickens and bugs to battle against pests
In an effort to turn away from chemical pesticides, which have the potential to damage the environment, some farmers are looking in a new direction in the age-old struggle against pests.
Red Lake Nation holds first indigenous food summit
Hundreds of tribe members and others from around the region spent the weekend on the Red Lake Nation reservation in northern Minnesota learning how to grow and gather indigenous food
Wisconsin guard, tribal member Koenig joins pipeline protest
A proud Ho-Chunk Nation member, Bronson Koenig, is bringing his expertise to the Dakota Access Pipeline protest in North Dakota.
Counter Stories: On Being at the Dakota Access Pipeline protest camp
The Counter Stories hosts, along with guest Rhiana Yazzie, discuss the protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in North Dakota.