Environment

The big climate story of the week is Hurricane Florence. We'll tell you all about why climate change is making it more destructive.

The giant, U-shaped tube is designed to form a garbage-corralling barrier propelled by wind and waves. Its creator hopes to remove half the plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in five years.

The Fort Belknap Indian Community and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe contend there was no effort to study how the 1,200-mile pipeline project will affect their water systems and sacred lands.

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names is considering renaming a mountain and a valley in Yellowstone. The park features are named for men whose work was tied to mass killings of Native people.

The most powerful wind turbines ever seen in the state could soon be built in southwest Minnesota. The industry is ramping up turbine size in the name of efficiency, but the skyscraper-sized machines are also attracting more public opposition.

Cape Town's government asked people to save water by taking showers that lasted two minutes or less. Inspiration struck: the 2-Minute Shower Songs campaign.

Common carp have become a nuisance in some lakes because they're so good at moving around and destroying the habitats of more desirable fish species.

Two of Minnesota's congressional members are taking opposing views on the Trump administration clearing the way for mining exploration in the Superior National Forest, within the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

A new study suggest climate change is expanding the desert eastward. Plus, a climate voice and a trip to the Arctic.

The Trump administration has canceled a study of a proposed 20-year mining ban within the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, clearing the way for renewed mineral leasing.

Scores of coastal research labs around the country are helping communities plan for sea level rise. But now many are starting to flood themselves.

The state agency charged with deciding whether to give a proposed 5,000-head sow farm extra environmental scrutiny is postponing its decision after receiving a record 771 comment letters.

Minnesota's pheasant population is up but wildlife managers warn that the decline of habitat remains a concern.

For nine years, the Department of Natural Resources has been gathering data about water in the Bonanza Valley in west-central Minnesota, where an increase in irrigation has led to concerns about the long-term impact on the groundwater.

Algae isn't just causing swimmers' itch anymore; it's threatening water supplies. State regulations are starting to address it.

Volunteers searching Minnesota's lakes last month found an infestation starry stonewort in Wolf Lake in Hubbard County. The U of M Extension and the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center organized the search, known as Starry Trek.

The financial terms of the deal are confidential. But the agreement provides Enbridge with easements through 2039 for the six existing oil pipelines that cross the reservation.

You might not realize how much of Minnesota is public land. For what's being called Public Lands Day in the state, here's a look.

Your 22nd annual MPR Minnesota State Fair quiz is here.

We explore the aftermath of two hurricanes and hear about the politics of climate change in Australia on this week's Climate Cast.