Environment

Firefighters, troops and volunteers have been working for the past two months to put out some of the worst wildfires in the country's recent history.

Like the rest of the country, Minnesota is seeing a steep decline in population numbers for certain birds.

Officials say four gray wolves from Michigan's Upper Peninsula were transported for resettlement in Isle Royale National Park to help restore the predator species on the Lake Superior island chain, though one of them died shortly after arriving.

Thousands of young protesters left school Friday to join the global climate strike in more than a dozen Minnesota cities — from Bemidji to Rochester. The protesters are demanding immediate action on climate change and major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

Across Minnesota, hundreds of protesters are gathering in coordination with the global strike to protest government and business inaction on climate change. Protesters from Bemidji, Morris, Winona and Virginia joined the program to explain why this is important to them.

It’s happening. Minnesota’s fall leaf season is suddenly swelling with color across swaths of northern Minnesota and the Arrowhead. Here are three great places to trek this weekend.

Rallies calling for net zero carbon emissions saw hundreds of thousands turn out in Australia, with similar demonstrations planned for the U.S., U.K., France, Germany and dozens of other countries.

A Minnesota company wants to build small renewable electric generating plants across the state, expanding local power generation. The first such hybrid wind-and-solar site is on line in western Minnesota. It’s saving the local power distribution cooperative money, but there are barriers to expanding the concept across the state.

Walkouts and protests are taking place in cities across the state as part of a global youth movement to urge climate action. We asked students from throughout the region why they’re participating.

Teaching and talking about climate change can be scary, overwhelming and politically controversial. But it doesn’t have to be.