4min 32secBird poop problems? Rochester’s Crow Patrol is on itDecember 5, 2019 4:00 a.m.By Catharine RichertThe city’s epic struggle with downtown crows and their poop intensifies in the winter. Chasing them away falls to a dedicated band of city workers armed with lasers, starter pistols and crow distress calls. MPR News spent a night with the crew.
Minnesota put on notice over incidental trapping of lynxDecember 4, 2019 11:40 a.m.By The Associated PressThe Center for Biological Diversity says it's ready to sue, saying the state has failed to comply with a 2008 court order that's meant to protect lynx from being caught by trappers seeking other species.
4min 34secEurope is burning U.S. wood as climate-friendly fuel, but green groups protestDecember 4, 2019 5:28 a.m.By Dan Charles In the search for alternatives to coal and gas, some European countries have turned to a very old fuel. They're importing wood from the United States. Some environmentalists say it makes no sense.
Global carbon pollution continues to rise, but more slowlyDecember 3, 2019 7:25 p.m.By The Associated PressThe world continues to increase the amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide it pumps into the air, but it’s not rising as fast as in the previous couple years.
4min 18secMinnesota Rep. McCollum at Madrid climate meeting: 'We're still in it'December 2, 2019 6:49 p.m.By Tom Crann and Megan BurksDemocratic Rep. Betty McCollum is among the thousands of leaders and climate activists who are attending the United Nation's COP25 meeting in Madrid this week.
As climate talks begin, U.N. chief warns against 'fiddling' while the planet burnsDecember 2, 2019 12:25 p.m.By Laurel Wamsley House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said despite Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris accord, the U.S. is committed: "We're still in it." The yacht with Greta Thunberg aboard will arrive soon.
Storm topples often-photographed sea stack at Tettegouche State ParkDecember 1, 2019 5:10 p.m.By Emily BrightA beloved and often-photographed sea stack along the Lake Superior shoreline of northeastern Minnesota's Tettegouche State Park has been toppled by this weekend's winter storm.
Choosing not to fly home for the holidays, for the climate's sake November 27, 2019 9:00 a.m.By Megan Manata Carbon emissions from global air travel are rising fast, and U.S. passengers make up largest share. But some people are vowing not to fly at all, motivated by guilt and concern for the environment.
6min 56secPainstaking efforts to restore Minnesota’s freshwater mussels paying offNovember 27, 2019 4:00 a.m.By Kirsti Marohn and Daniel AckermanA group of Minnesota biologists are leading a nationwide push to restore dwindling populations of native freshwater mussels. The hard-shelled mollusks have struggled in the upper Midwest since the late-1800’s.
Duluth approves plastic bag feeNovember 26, 2019 6:58 a.m.By Dan KrakerThree days after the Minneapolis City Council passed the state’s first nickel fee on plastic and paper disposable bags, Duluth’s council followed with a fee only on plastic bags. Retailers will begin collecting the charge in April.